Challenges for Indonesian Government in Controlling Illegal Fishing in Legal Perspective (Study in North Sumatera Province)

Abstract

The provincial government of North Sumatera has vast maritime and fisheries potential, consisting of the potential for catching fisheries and for cultural fisheries. The potential of the catchment of the North Sumatera Province of the Straits of Malacca is 484,414 per year, and the potential of the Indian Ocean is 1,228,601 per year. Given the magnitude of the less exploited fisheries potential, which has led to North Sumatera Province becoming a fertile ground for Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing, or commonly mentioned as IUU Fishing, The current study uses the normative jurisprudence methodology, which is based on the main legal material by examining the theories, concepts, legal principles, and legislative rules. The type and nature of the research used is qualitative research with legal and policy approaches around IUU Fishing. The data sources used are secondary data sources using primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, and tertiary legal materials. Data collection techniques in this paper used library study and the results will be repeated to the respondents who have been determined. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries implemented three pillars to prevent and address the activities of IUU fishing, known as the three pillars policy, namely: sovereignty, sustainability, and welfare. That has been implemented in some of the ways among the ships that commit illegal fishing crimes for the deterrent effect; performing the moratorium on foreign vessels; the establishment of an eradication task force on illegal fishing 115. The many achievements undertaken by the Ministry of Maritime Fisheries are not accompanied by consistent efforts in the eradication efforts of IUU fishing in Indonesia. Keywords: IUU Fishing, Illegal Fishing, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.