Kerjasama Keamanan Maritim Indonesia-Australia dalam Menangani IUU Fishing di Laut Arafura

Abstract

IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) fishing was deemed by Indonesia as a crime that
inflicted many loss. In Indonesia, IUU fishing mostly occured at Arafura Sea where
Australian sea territory were partially included. The mentioned problems in this research
are why Indonesia and Australia establish a cooperation to deter IUU fishing at Arafura
sea and the affects. The purpose of this research is to explain and analyse the cooperation
that undertaken by Indonesia and Australia to deter IUU fishing at Arafura Sea. For those
purposes, this research using the liberalism theory, cooperation concept, maritime security
concept and transnational crime concept as a tool of analysis. This research is conducted
by using the qualitative research method with explanative research type through interviews
and literature studies. The cooperation between Indonesia and Australia to deter IUU
fishing at Arafura Sea were conducted through bilateral an multilateral efforts. For both
states, particulary Indonesia, the cooperation are the part of their efforts to create a
maritime security with the protection of economic and reliability sector of respective states
as the ultimate goal.