Abstrak
Tiger prawns are one of the export commodities that have a high price in Tarakan City North Kalimantan Province. Tiger prawns are needed by consumers increasing from year to year. Suryanto and Tarakania (2009) stated that world consumer demand for tiger prawns increased by around 11.5% per year. The opportunity for tiger shrimp 1) to determine the cost of tiger prawn aquaculture in Tarakan City. 2) to find out the receipting tiger prawns quaculture in Tarakan City. 3) to find out the income of tiger prawns aquaculture in Tarakan City. This research wan conducted in Tarakan city, North Kalimantan Province. The number of respondents 15 farmers who have a land area (aquaculture) of 1 to 50 hectares and have been running for two years. This research employed a sampling method, namerly Snowball Sampling ,where the subject provides a referral to recruit the samples needed for research studies. Data collection was done through observation, interviews, and documentation. It was carried out by processes such as stocking tiger prawns seeds in ponds, maintenance, harvesting, and total harvesting. The data was used to calculate the income of tiger prawn farmer using income analysis. The research result showed the total production costs, revenues, and income of tiger prawn farmers, namely the average production cost of Rp.12,249,121 for the months, one harvest with an average pond area of 16.2 hectares. The average receiving was Rp.24,410,066 and the average income is Rp.12,160,945. It can be concluded that tiger prawn farmers have a significant advantage in their pond areas in Tarakan City.