Government Responsibility for the Practice of Marine Sasi Management in Maluku for Sustainable Marine Resources Sustainability

Abstract

Source wealth Natural resources are a gift from God Almighty to the Indonesian nation for which we should be grateful, for which, in managing them, they must be utilized as much as possible for the prosperity of the people and their sustainability must be maintained. Thus, the management of natural resources must be carried out optimally and sustainably in the sense that it is carried out as well as possible, so that it does not exceed the carrying capacity of the region, does not cause environmental damage, and its utilization can be carried out in the long term. So far, fishery development in Indonesia has not met the principles of sustainability, because it still prioritizes economic development through the exploitation of fishery resources, which tends to increase from year to year. Recognition of traditional wisdom and rights of indigenous peoples in managing fishery resources can be realized in the form of community-based fishery resource management such as the Sasi Laut Practice in Maluku. Weaknesses or failures in the management of fishery resource potential so far, are more due to administrative, legal and institutional systems, which are structured based on the assumption that marine ecosystems and fishery resources are common property. Thus it can be utilized continuously, without control and control efforts. The consequence is that the sea and its fisheries resources are considered as open access, and everyone can freely exploit without limits, resulting in overfishing. Related to the matter referred to, the practice of sea sasi provides concrete evidence that communal property rights practiced by indigenous peoples in Maluku cannot guarantee the preservation of these natural resources, if the orientation of the community is only focused on economic benefits. In addition, there needs to be a structural policy and supervision from the government, so that there are no deviations in the management of fishery resources, especially the sustainable Sea Sasi Practice.