Open AccessUtilization of fish resources in the Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone within the Fishery Management Area of 573: Case study in Rote Ndao Regency
Author(s) -
Radityo Pramoda,
Nensyana Shafitri,
B V Indahyanti,
Armen Zulham,
Sonny Koeshendrajana,
Christina Yuliaty,
Umi Muawanah,
Nendah Kurniasari,
Tikkyrino Kurniawan,
Rani Hafsaridewi,
H S Kuncoro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/869/1/012018
Subject(s) - exclusive economic zone , fishery , fishing , territorial waters , business , united nations convention on the law of the sea , jurisdiction , sovereignty , indonesian government , special economic zone , tonnage , convention , politics , international law , indonesian , political science , law , oceanography , linguistics , philosophy , china , biology , geology
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982) affirms that the government has sovereign rights, jurisdiction, and obligations in Indonesia’s EEZ. Indonesia has an interest in protecting sovereign rights and increasing state revenues in the waters of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). That sovereign right is to use fishery resources responsibly for the benefit of the nation and society as a whole. The sole purpose of this qualitative research is to optimize fisheries utilization in the Rote Ndao Regency whose waters include the Fisheries Management Area of 573 (FMA-573) in the EEZ. The analysis had been carried out with a case study approach and then descriptively elaborated. The results showed that: 1) the use of fisheries in FMA-573 was carried out by traditional fishermen (using vessels ≤10 Gross Tonnage/GT) and fishermen using vessels >29 GT; 2) supervision is still needed for the improvement of ships and human resources; 3) there are still violations of territorial waters by traditional Indonesian fishermen. The policy recommendations that must be carried out by the government are: 1) encouraging local fishermen to catch fish in the FMA-573 area by providing stimulus for ships and fishing gear; 2) allocate budget to purchase a new fleet of ships and add supervisors; 3) increase the number of fishery instructors to foster and socialize the boundaries of Indonesia’s EEZ with Australia.