Illegal fishing by foreign vessels against fish resources In Sulawesi Sea Waters, Indonesia

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.