Abstract

Indonesian has the very large of thesea and thewaters, including the potential of many fish resoures exploited by fisherman and fish farmer. However, this potential is not proportional to the offender’s life business. Fishermen and fish farmer have very high levels of poverty, and to improve their economic status required special treatment through a number instuments of protection. The purpose of this study is: (1) examine the existing legislation regarding the protection of fisherman and fish farmer; (2) imposes limits of sujekct to get protection; and (3) determine policies regarding the protection of fishermen and fish farmer. The paradigms used in this study are the main beneficiaries of the protection of fishery resources, instead od coastal beneficiares. The method used is descriptive method of analysis, through a literature search, and review of relevant policies, and analyzed qualitatively. Small fishermen, fishermen labour, fishermen who have the biggest boats than 5 GT, or small fish farmer as a fishermen and fish farmer must be given protection by the state. Fishermen and fish farmer must be done as the man occupation, and not the odd jobs, let alone the additional sideline. Therefore, data collection undertaken by the Goverment and local goverment must be done carrefully. Instrumen of protection provided such as; the certainty of business, abolition of the practice of hight-cost economy,access to ficilities and infrastructure, assurance againts the risk of business activities, and the provision of legal assistence to fishermen who have problems related to fishing activities in the border region. Another important thing is ratification The International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention Number 188 of the Work in Fishing promptly.

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