AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi lokasi perairan untuk pengembangan budidaya laut di Kabupaten Lombok Utara. Pengumpulan data kondisi biofisik perairan yang mencakup aspek kualitas perairan dan oseanografi yang merupakan data penunjang bagi pengambilan keputusan kesesuaian biofisik pengembangan budidaya laut.Identifikasi lokasi perairan untuk budidaya laut menuntut penerapan beberapakriteria. Penerapan kriteria sangat membantu dalam mengidentifikasi dan memilihlokasi budidaya secara obyektif, dimana secara mendasar terdiri dari atas kelompok kriteria kesesuaian kualitas air dan oseanografi. Hasil  identifikasi lokasi perairan berdasarkan aspek oseanografi dan kualitas perairan, maka perairan Kabupaten Lombok Utara terutama di Kecamatan Tanjung dan Gangga sangat sesuai untuk pengembangan budidaya laut, terutama komoditas yang memiliki peluang ekspor tinggi seperti kerapu, rumput laut dan  kerang mutiara.Kata kunci : identifikasi, lokasi perairan, budidaya laut, pengembangan Abtract               This study aimed to identify the location of the waters for mariculture development in North Lombok regency.The data collection biophysical conditions of waters which includes aspects of water quality and oceanographic constitute supporting data for decision making biophysical suitability of mariculture development.Identify the location of the waters for mariculture requires the application of several criteria.The application of the criteria is very helpful in identifying and selecting the location of cultivation in an objective, which is basically composed of the top group suitability criteria for water quality and oceanographic. Results of identifying the location of water based on aspects of oceanography and water quality, the waters of the North Lombok, especially in the district of the Tanjung  and the Ganga is very suitable for the development of marine aquaculture, especially commodities which have high export opportunities such as grouper, seaweed and pearl shells.Keywords: identification, location waters, aquaculture, development

The promulgation of Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation Number 12/PERMEN-KP/2020 on Management of Lobster (Panulirus spp.), Mud Crab (Scylla spp.), and Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus spp.) in the Territorial waters of the Republic of Indonesia has implications for the management of lobster fisheries within the Indonesia’s Territorial Waters and Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs). This research aims to outline the current condition of lobster fisheries with the enactment of the ministerial regulation’s KP number 12/2020 on lobster fishery and to analyse the policy gaps regarding the implementation of lobster fisheries regulations. Data were collected within FMA 573 through a structured interview technique using a clustered questionnaire system and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with key informants. The impacts of the regulation were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively using a descriptive approach. The results indicate that the implementation of regulation No. 12/PERMEN-KP/2020 has not resulted in significant increases in income for lobster fishers and traders, in fact rather the reverse. The legalization of juvenile lobster capture has increased the supply, leading to a decrease in juvenile lobster prices. The price per lobster has fallen from IDR 6,000-10,000 to IDR 3,500-4,000, IDR17,500 to IDR 10,000-11,000 andIDR 27,500-30,000 to IDR 16,000-17,000 for fishermen, middlemen and exporters, respectively. The positive impacts on lobster fishers were an increased sense of security since it is no longer illegal to catch and trade juvenile lobsters.