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Abstract

The preservation of marine fisheries resources within ASEAN nations’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is an urgent and pressing challenge requiring collaborative efforts from all ASEAN nations. Challenges such as illegal fishing, climate change, and lack of coordination between ASEAN nations may cause damage to marine biota food chain, especially marine fisheries in Southeast Asia region. To solve this conundrum, collaboration between ASEAN nations pose as the key solution. The research method used in this study is normative juridical approach by analyzing primary legal materials such as International Agreements and other international laws & sources. Further analysis was also conducted from secondary law materials such as international journals and books. It should be noted that the preservation of marine fisheries within ASEAN region has always been a topic that needs to be continuously improved. The urgency to escalate the preservation efforts can be seen in various programs conducted through Ministerial Understanding on Fisheries Cooperation in 1983, as a form of understanding and cooperation between ASEAN nations for the development, management, and conservation of marine fisheries resources within ASEAN EEZ region. Moreover, ASEAN also carried out collaborative efforts for marine fisheries conservation through ASEAN Policy of the General Fisheries Policy Feasibility Study (AGFP). AGFP regulate the ASEAN marine fisheries sector and encompassed 15 focus areas, including marine fisheries resources management, countermeasures against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, research on marine fisheries, food security, international trade, animal health, conservation of habitat, and management of marine debris and garbage. The policy was ultimately established by the ASEAN nations member as a Working Unit Forum named The ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFi) to realize the vision and mission of AGFP. Efforts to overcome this challenge are laid out by committing to preserve marine fisheries resources in ASEAN nation’s regions, focusing on protecting marine biodiversity – especially marine fisheries resources, encouraging economic and social sustainability, while ensuring food availability and security for the future.

Bahasa Abstract

Pelestarian sumber daya perikanan laut di Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif (ZEE) negara-negara ASEAN merupakan tantangan yang mendesak dan mendesak yang memerlukan upaya kolaboratif dari seluruh negara ASEAN. Tantangan seperti penangkapan ikan ilegal, perubahan iklim, dan kurangnya koordinasi antar negara ASEAN dapat menyebabkan rusaknya rantai makanan biota laut, khususnya perikanan laut di kawasan Asia Tenggara. Untuk mengatasi teka-teki ini, kolaborasi antar ASEAN menjadi solusi utama. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan yuridis normatif dengan menganalisis bahan-bahan hukum primer seperti Perjanjian Internasional dan hukum & sumber internasional lainnya. Analisis lebih lanjut juga dilakukan dari bahan hukum sekunder seperti jurnal dan buku internasional. Perlu diketahui bahwa pelestarian perikanan laut di kawasan ASEAN selalu menjadi topik yang perlu terus ditingkatkan. Urgensi untuk meningkatkan upaya pelestarian dapat dilihat dari berbagai program yang dilakukan melalui Ministerial Understanding on Fisheries Cooperation pada tahun 1983, sebagai wujud kesepahaman dan kerja sama antar negara ASEAN untuk pengembangan, pengelolaan, dan konservasi sumber daya perikanan laut di wilayah ZEE ASEAN. . Selain itu, ASEAN juga melakukan upaya kolaborasi konservasi perikanan laut melalui Kebijakan ASEAN General Fisheries Policy Feasibility Study (AGFP). AGFP mengatur sektor perikanan laut ASEAN dan mencakup 15 bidang fokus, termasuk pengelolaan sumber daya perikanan laut, penanggulangan Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, penelitian perikanan laut, ketahanan pangan, perdagangan internasional, kesehatan hewan, konservasi habitat, dan pengelolaan sampah dan sampah laut. Kebijakan tersebut pada akhirnya ditetapkan oleh negara-negara anggota ASEAN sebagai Forum Unit Kerja yang diberi nama The ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFi) untuk mewujudkan visi dan misi AGFP. Upaya untuk mengatasi tantangan ini dilakukan dengan melakukan pelestarian sumber daya perikanan laut di kawasan negara ASEAN, dengan fokus pada perlindungan keanekaragaman hayati laut – khususnya sumber daya perikanan laut, mendorong keberlanjutan ekonomi dan sosial, serta menjamin ketersediaan dan keamanan pangan untuk masa depan.

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Legislative Documents

Indonesia. The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia.

Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas. 1958 (Geneva Convention1958)

United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea 1982.

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Adhiatma, Faisal. Effectiveness of Regional Plan of Action in Combating IUU Fishing Case Study: Illegal Smuggling of Indonesian Lobster Seeds to Vietnam, Journal of International Vol.5, No.4, http://download.garuda.kemdikbud.go.id/article.php?article=1436118&val=4718&title=Efektivitas%20RPOA%20Regional%20Plan%20of%20Action%20Dalam%20Penanggulangan%20IUU%20Fishing%20Studi%20Kasus%20Penyulundupan%20Ilegal%20Benih%20Lobster%20Indonesia%20ke%20Vietnam 2019.

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Thesis:

Yustinus Pedo, Postgraduate Thesis, “Regional Cooperation for Fisheries Protection and Preservation in the EEZ”, Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjajaran, 1994.

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