Legal Harmonization of Coastal and Marine Resources Management in Achieving the Welfare of Fishermen
Kahar, Farida Patittingi
Faculty of Law Hasanuddin University-Makassar
Abstract
Indonesia as an archipelagic State with 2/3 of sea area of Indonesian territory has great potential of coastal and marine resources. However, the facts indicate that fishermen as one of the main stakeholders of resource utilization, most of whom still live below the poverty line, The research was conducted in 2 districts in South Sulawesi, namely Pangkep and Bone. It is an analytical-descriptive. The result of research shows that there is inconsistency between legislative regulations related to nomenclature of small fisherman. This has an impact on the distribution of aid to overlapping fishermen. Implementation of fishermen aid policy focused on fishermen groups or cooperatives, does not fully touch the category of laborers fisherman as the most vulnerable fishermen. The established fishermen groups are not operating properly, it allegedly the group was formed solely for the purpose of receiving aid. In addition, the implementation of local government policy is very strict in providing aid. Uncoordinated planning of inter-institutions may have an impact on the likelihood of overlapping aid.
Keywords: harmonization; natural resource law; coastal and marine; fishermen
Topic: Maritime, Environment and international policy