Legal Principles in Utilizing Fish Resources in the ZEEI to Make Indonesia a World Maritime Axis

Indonesia's vast territorial waters offer great natural potential for the country's growth. By paying attention to the carrying capacity and sustainability of marine resources, national development aims to utilize marine resources and the national seabed as well as the function of national sea areas, including the Exclusive Economic Zone, in a harmonious and balanced manner. It will improve human welfare and expand business opportunities and employment. Normative legal research is a type of research used in legal writing and focuses on legal norms. In anticipation of the implementation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Indonesian Government has issued several laws and regulations governing the use of exclusive economic zones, including Law No. 5 of 1983 concerning ZEEI; PP No. 15 of 1984 concerning Management of Biological Natural Resources in ZEEI; UU no. 41 of 2004 concerning Fisheries. In terms of utilizing ZEEI, namely determining the number of permitted catches (JTB) based on considerations and recommendations from the National Commission, it is necessary to review the size of the JTB determined. Anticipating the development of fishing in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone, the Government needs to anticipate the implementation of IUU Fishing.