Indonesian Blue Economy Dilemma: An Environmental Quandary on International Trade Shipping Lane within The Indonesian Legal System

The responsibility of the Archipelagic state to uphold the sovereignty of the territorial waters integrity comes with responsibility, and within those responsibilities also comes the Environmental Responsibility within Indonesia's jurisdiction. The Maritime and Shipping Industry has been known as Indonesia's main lifeline of international trade, yet it comes with a price which is environmental impact. Emission and ecological impact from all kinds of ships under foreign flags going through Indonesia's territorial waters is a concern that has to be addressed through transparent means. This study will be carried out by correlating and comparing a set of data, procedures, and regulations involved in the mitigation of ecological effects of the maritime & and shipping industry with a qualitative method using normative judicial theory. The conclusion of this research shows that Indonesia is still a slow-moving country to regulate emissions and environmental damage that can be addressed by Indonesia's cooperation with other countries to use IoT, UAVs, or Geospatial Satellites and the concurrent monitoring and accountability of government shipping.