The Development of the Indonesian Marine Sector during the Reign of Jokowi: An Analytical Study of National Ocean Policy

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the policy of Maritime Axis which is the main program in the government of Joko Widodo which has been running for 4 years in order to return Indonesia as a maritime country where the oceans, seas, straits and bays are seen as the future of Indonesian civilization. This is a deductive-qualitative research by data collecting done by library research through literature review from scientific articles. Validity and reliability of data is done by reference triangulation. This research focuses on the implementation of the marine sector development policy which is cross-sectoral and institutional integrated program, set forth in the form of National Marine Policy in accordance with the Grand Design of Marine Development in Indonesia. National Maritime Policy has been translated into each sector program in the marine resource development and management plan which includes: management of marine resources, human resource development, defense, security, law enforcement and marine safety, governance and institutions, marine prosperity and economic development, management of marine space and the protection of the marine environment and marine culture. As a policy, the success of the national maritime policy is largely determined by the characteristic of policy problems, of policy itself and environment factor. The results of the research indicate that the development of maritime axis is struck by structural problems and there is no national political awareness to the region about the great economic potential, fishery and maritime owned by Indonesia. The unsuccessful implementation of the maritime axis national policy shows that Indonesia has not become a fully maritime country and has not brought changes to economic and defense development that can control maritime security.