URGENSI PENGATURAN KONSERVASI IKAN PARI (Manta Birostris dan Manta Alfredi) DI WILAYAH PENGELOLAN PERIKANAN RFMO
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Laut Lepas di luar laut wilayah negara pantai pada hakikatnya terbuka bagi semua negara untuk mengambil manfaatnya. Oleh karena itu, setiap orang dari setiap negara berhak untuk menangkap ikan di Laut Lepas. Namun demikian kebebasan untuk mengambil manfaat dari Laut Lepas tersebut harus diatur agar dampak negatif terhadap lingkungan dapat dicegah dan pemanfaatan laut yang berkelanjutan dapat dijamin. Pari manta merupakan jenis ikan eksotik bernilai ekonomi tinggi bagi industri pariwisata bahari. Pari manta terdiri dari dua spesies yaitu Manta Karang (Manta alfredi) dan Manta Oseanik (Manta birostris). Pari manta merupakan spesies sasaran dan eksplotasi terhadapnya berada pada level yang sangat tinggi sehingga membahayakan keberlanjutan spesies ini.
Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini merupakan suatu penelitian dengan pendekatan yuridis normatif dengan menggunakan data sekunder berupa bahan pustaka, Bahan pustaka utama yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah perjanjian internasional dan peraturan peundang-undangan.
URGENCY OF CONSERVATION REGULATION OF STINGRAY (Manta Alfredi And Manta Birostris) IN THE RFMO’s FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
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The high seas outside the territorial waters of coastal states are essentially open for all countries to take benefits from. Therefore, everyone of any country has the right for fishing at the high seas. However, the freedom to take advantage of the high seas must be regulated so the negative impact to the environment can be avoided and the sustainable use of the sea can be guaranteed accordingly. Manta is an exotic fish species of high economic value for the marine tourism industry. Manta rays consist of two species, namely Manta Reef (Manta Alfredi) and Oceanic Manta (Manta birostris). Manta ray is being the target where the level of exploitation so high which cause endanger its sustainability.
Research methodology used in this research is a study with normative juridical approach using the secondary data namely the library materials. The main library materials used in this research are the international conventions and national legislation.
According to IUCN, Manta is on the red list and qualified as vulnerable species. For a better protection and conservation, manta rays should be put into the RFMO and regulates by CITED 1973 as well as CMS 1979. There should be an effort so many more country, including Indonesia, to ratify the said conventions. Also there should be a more intensive effort to socialize CMS 1879 in particular to those Range States which has not ratified yet the CMS 1979. And for Indonesia, it is necessary to include manta rays into the Minister of Fisheries Degree number Per.12/Men/2012.
