The Coordination Between The Investigators and The Traditional Marine Leaders (Panglima Laot) in The Legal Enforcement of Fishery Criminal Offenses in The Territorial Waters of Aceh Province

Abstract

The government, employing investigators, attempts to overcome fisheries criminal offenses by conducting law enforcement based on Law Number 45, the Year of 2009, concerning Fisheries. The regional government, with the assistance of the navy investigators, marine police investigators, and civil servant investigators performs the law enforcement and cooperates with the traditional marine leaders (Panglima Laot). However, the coordination concerning the law enforcement process has not been conducted effectively. The data in this study was secondary data relating to the provisions of the law, reference books, and other scientific works gathered by library research. Besides, field research was conducted to obtain primary data.

The results of the study showed that the coordination in the law enforcement of illegal fishing vessels in Aceh territorial waters had been undertaken; sanctions were imposed on the vessels or the captains that were found guilty. The coordination occurred between the investigating agencies and Panglima Laot. The Panglima Laot conveyed the information to one of the law enforcers to help and support law enforcement. However, the coordination was not effective due to inadequate civil servant investigators, equipment, and funding. Thus, it is recommended to increase the personnel, equipment, and fund, as well as to strengthen the coordination between the investigators in the territorial waters of Aceh Province.