Abstract:
During the Covid 19 pandemic, illegal fishing is still happening. The lack of
strict supervision and limited availability of facilities and infrastructure causes fish
resources in the territorial waters of a country and especially in Indonesia to have the
potential to be looted by foreign vessels by using their technology. The research questions
posed in this research, namely; (i) how the law enforcement against illegal fishing in terms
of international and national laws, and (ii) how the law resolution against illegal fishing in
Sulawesi Sea. Data obtained through qualitative analysis methods as a research procedure
that present data sourced from in-depth interviews for selected informants and written
sources using the normative-empirical approach method. The results of research indicated
that law enforcement against illegal fishing refers to the provisions of Indonesian national
law based on international treaties, but law enforcement not yet had an impact on reducing
illegal fishing, because the laws used have not been effective and still cause conflicts.
Legal settlement of illegal fishing can be carried out by binding international agreements
with neighboring countries whose fishing boats carry out illegal fishing in the fishing area.
It recommends a legal settlement against illegal fishing by foreign vessels in Sulawesi Sea
in order to create an independent, advanced, strong and national interest-based Indonesian
marine and fisheries sector.
