The Indonesian Government’s Policy Of “sinking Foreign Fishing Boats” (2014-2019)

Abstract

This research discusses how the implementation of the foreign ship sinking policy in Indonesia in 2014-2019. This research aims to be able to describe the implementation of the foreign ship sinking policy by using various efforts made by the Indonesian Government through the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and the research method used is descriptive qualitative research. This research uses the realist paradigm, policy implementation theory and the concept of Illegal fishing which are used as the basis for analyzing this research. The period of this research is within the scope of Minister Susi Pudjiastuti's period, which is from 2014 to 2019. The results of this study are that the government's “authority” used to issue this policy is based on three main pillars, namely the sovereignty pillar, the welfare pillar, and the sustainability pillar with research that the implementation of the policy of sinking foreign fishing boats carried out during the tenure of Minister Susi Pudjiastuti is considered very effective to reduce and eradicate the amount of illegal fishing in Indonesia's marine territory, it is because it is proven by the increasing amount of fish consumption and fisheries production in Indonesia.