Involving local fishing communities in policy making: Addressing Illegal fishing in Indonesia

Abstract

The knowledge and experiences of local fishing communities is too often ignored in national and international IUU fishing policies. IUU fishing is a major threat to maritime security, particularly so in Indonesia as one of the largest archipelagos. Local Indonesian fishing communities want to be involved in addressing IUU fishing problems but there is gap in local -national governance cooperation. More attention needs to be paid to the enhancement of inclusive governance structures and the formulation and implementation of policies and regulations that take local fishing communities and fishers into account

Evaluating marine reserves as a management policy in the central-southern anchovy (Engraulis ringens) fishery of Chile

“…This study responds to the question posed by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea insists that researchers and policymakers must determine what kinds of holistic policies can be implemented to manage fisheries to protect and sustain biodiversity. Using marine reserves and modifying fishing techniques are conservation measures that most experts agree upon (Worm et al 2009, Hilborn & Ovando 2014, Costello & Ballantine 2015, Hilborn 2016, Jupiter et al 2017, Chapsos et al 2019.…”

Collateral damage? Small‐scale fisheries in the global fight against IUU fishing

“…The criminalization of small-scale fisheries in such contexts is made further opaque by the patronage these gangs exercise over fishing communities by, for example, supporting school fees and cash advances for food in return for exercising illegal fishing activities (Isaacs, 2011(Isaacs, , 2013Isaacs & Witbooi, 2019;McMullan & Perrier, 2009). In such a setting, a clear demarcation of who is part of an organized syndicate and who is not becomes ambiguous (see also Chapsos, Koning, & Noortmann, 2019). Subsequently, it requires a careful judgement as to whether small-scale fishers engaging in "IUU" activity are in fact in control of the criminal organization of that activity; that is, controlling the means by which the IUU fishing is perpetuated.…”

Maritime Security Cooperation Between India and Indonesia: Imperatives, Status and Prospects

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