Abstract:
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) is the main problem of Indonesia’s coastal
society which affected the national economy and underwater environment. The large losses
because of IUU fishing which done mostly by foreign vessels among Indonesian water
territory has triggers Indonesian government to increase the security and regain sovereignty
over the water area and border. However, this thesis would analyse the Vessel-sinking Policy
which done by Indonesian government in order to do law enforcement upon illegal foreign
vessels that conducts IUU fishing and analysing the impact domestically and internationally
in which covers the policy-making process, and the output of the policy itself. In this thesis,
the data that has been collected mainly from books, journals, and related news and conducted
research mainly through online research. However, the sources are mainly ranged from 2014
to 2017 in order to make a structured analysis, although, there are also research conducted
before and beyond 2014 to 2017. Thus, the limitation of the study would be the first period of
Joko Widodo’s presidential cabinet. Based on the analysis, it is found that the loss of
Indonesian fisheries sector is around USD$3 billion or Rp45 trillion every year caused by
IUU fishing. This was caused by lack of proper surveillance and infrastructure especially on
the border such as Natuna Islands. However, the establishment of Vessel-sinking Policy itself
is the result of securitising the Indonesian maritime sector from IUU fishing. Around 2014 to
2017 under minister Susi Pudjiastuti, there are approximately 248 foreign vessels that has
been sunk, which increasing each year. This action boost the Indonesian maritime economic
as Indonesian coastal society could regain and reutilise their natural resources, although this
policy is described as very assertive by several countries that affected and couple Indonesian
politician which later could damage the relations especially among ASEAN countries.
However, this policy also significantly reduce the number of IUU fishing and increase the
maritime economic.
