IMPLEMENTASI REZIM COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA (CCSBT) DI INDONESIA: KETIDAKPATUHAN TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA TAHUN 2008 – 2014

Abstract

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is an Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) formed in 1993 with the aim of governing the management of southern bluefin tuna fisheries. This is driven by the depletion of southern bluefin tuna due to excessive exploitation since 1952. To restore southern bluefin tuna at a safe point, the CCSBT regulates output-control fisheries management by applying a fishing quota known as total allowable catch (TAC) to member countries and cooperating non-members. Indonesia, as a member of CCSBT since 2008, is obliged to comply with the amount of TAC granted annually to safeguard southern bluefin tuna population. Indonesia is one of the important members of CCSBT because Indonesia is the only breeding ground for southern bluefin tuna, precisely at Java Sea. In an effort to implement TAC, Indonesia is noted to have difficulties to comply with the number determined by CCSBT. From 2008 to 2014, Indonesia only adhered to TAC in 2009 and 2010. The author uses regime compliance concepts in analyzing factors affecting Indonesia's non-compliance with TAC implemented by CCSBT. The research method used by the author in this study is qualitative method. In addition, this study is an explanatory study. After analyzing the data, it was concluded that Indonesia's non-compliance with TAC implemented by CCSBT can be explained by factors such as ambiguity, capacity limitations and temporal dimension.