"Are the working principles of fisheries management at work in Indonesia?"

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic nation and second-largest fish producer in world, has fisheries distinguished by a high diversity of species with large variety gear methods used to over expansive geographic areas. Fisheries management Indonesia is equally complex multiple levels governance, decentralization, traditional fishing tenure rights. The Government taking strides improve changing environment support sustainable economic development, livelihoods, food security its people. This paper takes stock recent developments science country identifies additional opportunities for improvement. An analytic framework evaluating progress been adapted from set eight working principles effective management. Analysis each principle revealed that although current Indonesian fishery includes landing data collections, onboard observer programs, logbooks, e-logbooks, catch per unit effort (CPUE) standardization, regional units, genetic assessments, vessel tracking, similar tools management, significant work remains. Although use pivotal development solutions, inputs are still not adequate perform fully reliable assessments. Indonesia's pool experts remains insufficient meet extensive assessment needs across thus continuous training mentoring assessors techniques relevant different types crucial ensure skills enhancement. Indonesia’s interdisciplinary review body, Komnas KAJISKAN, plays critical role providing scientific guidance balances short-term perspectives fishers policymakers ecological constraints required long-term sustainability. small-scale dominate system, process decentralizing collection functions province, district, village alone sufficient encourage more local ownership compliance. Tools such as customary rules conduct, marine protected areas, other area regimes can also help successfully manage resources. Provincial licensing boat classifications remain issues require continued attention, simplification, clarification. Finally, an enhanced national policy empowers engages governments, universities, NGOs, community groups who adequately trained, staffed, funded would significantly strengthen through improved collection, processing, interpretation benefit In conclusion, threat overfishing visible data, trends suggest pathway involving unsustainable production goals escalating followed neighboring countries experienced collapse. Time essence recognizing this trajectory adjusting policies maintain sustain country's natural wealth present future generations.