2026/01/02 by Michele Ford, Benni Hasbiyalloh, Wayne Palmer · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies #Asian Studies and History #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
paper · doi:10.1080/00074918.2025.2565147
openalex publication_date 2026/01/02 · openalex created_date 2026/03/31 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/22
This article analyses Indonesia’s fishing sector, focusing on its geography, capital distribution, labour dynamics and governing policies. Drawing on previously uncollated statistical data and insights from interviews with key informants, it assesses the impact of the Minapolitan and Blue Economy concepts and the Moratorium, Transshipment and Measured Fishing Catch policies, which have governed the sector since 2009. As the article demonstrates, some of these policies have had little impact while others have had quite serious consequences. The Moratorium and Transshipment policies, for example, led to disruptions in foreign investment, displacement among local fishers and layoffs in associated industries such as seafood processing. As the sector continues to grapple with uncertainty, investors and workers alike struggle to adapt amid successive regulatory changes.