Abstract:
Indonesia has vast territorial waters, one of which is the North Natuna Sea. The
North Natuna Sea has great potential and also abundant natural resources in it,
including abundant fishery potential. This potential attracts the attention of
fishermen from foreign countries such as Vietnam to exploit the wealth and this
poses a serious threat to the country. This research aims to find out the dynamics
and efforts of Indonesia's maritime diplomacy in defending the country's
sovereignty rights, as well as to find out Indonesia's maritime security against
threats arising from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. This research uses
qualitative research method and focuses on the theory of Maritime Diplomacy
according to Christian Le Miere, which explains the types of maritime diplomacy
strategies including cooperative maritime diplomacy, persuasive maritime
diplomacy, and coercive maritime diplomacy. This research found that Indonesia
has experienced a shift in its maritime diplomacy approach in facing the increasing
threat of IUU fishing by Vietnamese flagged fishing boats. This can be seen from
the maritime diplomacy approach taken by the Indonesian government in managing
its maritime security. The shift in diplomacy approach includes cooperative
maritime diplomacy approach, persuasive maritime diplomacy approach, and
finally coercive maritime diplomacy approach.
