Legal Protection of Fishing Rights By Fishermen on Fishery Resource Conservation Activities in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the concept of legal protection of fishing by fishermen in conservation of fish resources in Indonesia and to analyze the factors that hinder fishermen s fishing rights in fish resource conservation activities. This research is normative juridical using qualitative analysis techniques. The results showed that the concept of legal protection for fishing by fishermen for conservation of fish resources in Indonesia is inseparable from international agreements that have been agreed by the Indonesian government. The protection of the conservation of fish resources in Indonesia is an implementation of an international agreement that regulates the conservation of fish resources and has been ratified by the Indonesian government. However, there are still several international agreements that have not been implemented into national law and this has an impact on the availability of fish resources, because they are taken by foreign fishermen and are detrimental to Indonesian fishermen. For this reason, cooperation agreements with other countries are needed to protect fish resources which are the right of fishermen. The results also show that the factors that hinder fishermen s fishing rights in the conservation of fish resources are human actions that have negative impacts that can damage the fishery environment, changes in government policies related to conservation area management, and weak law enforcement.