Refinement of the Fisheries Bill, Committee II DPD RI Conducts Validity Test at Udayana University

Committee II DPD RI in collaboration with the Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Udayana University (Unud) held a Seminar on "Testing the Validity of the Draft Law on Fisheries" at the Bangsa Room of the Rectorate Building, Bukit Jimbaran Campus, Monday (5/6/23). The seminar was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Prof. Dr. Ir. I Wayan Nuarsa, M.Sc., by presenting four speakers namely Dr. Wahyu Yun Santoso, S.H.,M.Hum (Team of Experts on the Fisheries Bill), Ir. Putu Sumardiana, MP (Head of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office of Bali Province); I Wayan Gede Astawa Karang, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D (Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Unud); and I Gusti Ngurah Parikesit Widiatedja, S.H., M.Hum., LL.M., Ph.D (Faculty of Law Unud).

Deputy Chairman of Committee II DPR RI Lukky Semen, SE said that the Validity Test activity was part of the responsibilities of the DPD RI regarding the implementation of the legislative function as stipulated in Article 22D of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia; Article 249 of Law Number 2 of 2018 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 17 of 2014 concerning the MPR, DPR, DPD and DPRD; and Article 5 and Article 7 DPD RI Regulation Number 1 of 2022 concerning Rules of Procedure. This Fisheries Bill is a bill that is on the list of the 2020-2024 Medium Term Prolegnas or commonly called the Long List.

Validity test is one of the stages in the process of drafting a bill in the DPD. At this stage, Committee II carried out the validation test in parallel at 3 (three) tertiary institutions namely: Unud, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University (Untirta), and the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB). After the implementation of the Validity Test, the Expert Team will perfect the draft bill based on input from the Validity Test and then Committee II will carry out the Finalization of the intended Draft Bill. The next stage is harmonization, unification, and consolidation of the conception of the bill. All of these stages culminate in making a decision at the DPD Plenary Session. Lukky Semen hopes that through the implementation of the Validity Test at the University there will be a lot of input from academics, the Government, practitioners and other stakeholders, so that we all hope that the draft of this bill can be more perfect.

Meanwhile, the Dean of the Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Prof. Dr. Ir. I Wayan Nuarsa, M.Si, in his remarks said, Indonesia is a large country, 2/3 of our country consists of sea with the second widest coastline after Canada. Indonesia has extraordinary marine wealth including fish in it. In order to optimize the management, utilization and preservation of fishery resources and to improve the central and regional economies as well as improve the standard of living of fishery business actors, it is necessary to have regulations to regulate all of this.

Regulation-making cannot be made in one go, with various dynamics and changes both naturally and by humans and with advances in science and technology, so it is necessary to improve the fisheries law.

The Fisheries Law has undergone several changes, including Law no. 9 of 1985, Law No. 31 of 2004, Law No. 45 of 2009, the existence of the DKP, law enforcement, Law No. 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation, the Marine and Fisheries Sector, and the bill which is being tested for validity today. As part of Indonesian society with various professions such as academics, bureaucrats, SLM, and all components of society in the field of fisheries, they should contribute to the birth of the Fisheries Law by providing advice and input, and also participate in providing education and literacy to the public if the Bill has been enacted. to be enacted so that there is no bias and misperception of the law.

The Dean of the Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries hopes that with the existence of this new fisheries bill, the management, utilization and preservation of fishery resources can improve the central and regional economy and improve the standard of living of fishery business actors and can be carried out optimally and sustainably.