Legal Politic of Fishermen Empowerment in Indonesia

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10.2991/assehr.k.201014.146How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Politic, Law, Fishermen, Indonesia

Abstract

Fishermen poverty is still national problem that needs to be solved. Based on the latest data, from 25.95 million poor people in Indonesia, almost 45% work as fishermen. It shows that fishermen need help from the state to improve their welfare, considering that this is also the state responsibility as stipulated in Article 28 H paragraph (1) - (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. In this condition, the state seeks to improve the welfare of fishermen through several policies by first making regulations in a law. Regulations in the maritime sector include 4 (four) laws, namely (1) Law 7/2016 concerning Protection and Empowerment of Fishermen, Fish Cultivators, and Salt Farmers, (2) Law 31/2004 concerning Fisheries and their amendments, (3) Law 32 / 2014 concerning Maritime Affairs and Law 27/2007 concerning Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands and their amendments. Specifically, fisheries empowerment regulations in Indonesia are regulated in the Law on Protection and Empowerment of Fishermen, Fish Cultivators, and Salt Farmers which have been realized in government programs, in the form of coastal economic empowerment programs (PEMP), fishermen insurance premium subsidy programs in the first year, and help of fishing gear / boat for small and traditional fishermen. For the regulation of the Maritime Law, the Fisheries Law and the Management of Coastal and Small Islands Regulations concerning marine governance so that it can be used effectively and efficiently. The political policy of empowering fishermen in Indonesia is regulated in the Law on Protection and Empowerment of Fishermen, Fish Cultivators, and Salt Farmers as form of economic sector development. While the legal politic of other marine sector development includes development in ecological and social aspects. Ecological aspects are regulated through the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands and their amendments governing restrictions on the use of coastal areas. The social aspects of marine related to the handling of fishermen conflicts due to territorial boundaries and means of business of fishermen which are caused by economic gaps between fishermen are overcome by the regulation of the Maritime Law and the Fisheries Law whose substance regulates IUU (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated) and its law enforcement.

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AU  - Lucky Dafira Nugroho
AU  - Aprilina Pawestri
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/10/15
TI  - Legal Politic of Fishermen Empowerment in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 675
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