Challenges on Securitization of Fisheries Crime Become Transnational Organized Crime

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Randhi Satria , Obsatar Sinaga , Arry Bainus , Wawan Budi Darmawan

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The securitization process of fisheries crime becomes one of Transnational Organized Crime will face hard challenges at the United Nations Secretary-General Assembly (UNSGA). This is based on similar previous agenda on the securitization of Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fishing (IUU Fishing). As fisheries crime and IUUF has similarity, the failure in defining IUU Fishing should be a lesson for securitizing fisheries crime. This paper will analyze those challenges for securitizing fisheries crime in United Nations as a new type of Transnational Organized Crime. Data in this paper was gathered from interviews with several expert stakeholders, especially from Indonesia that was concerned about fisheries crime issues and texts. This paper will use Indonesia's point of view as a referent object in the fisheries crime issue. Data will be analyzed using Critical Discourse Analysis. The result is fisheries crime has not yet met the requirement to be the new Transnational Organized Crime due to the complex securitization process. Other reasons such as national interests, exploitation of the sea law, and profits from fish will also be a challenge in the securitization process. Although, several discussions related to fisheries crime issues are good for the securitization process and further discussion at the international level. The conclusion is fisheries crime might not be one of the new Transnational Organized Crimes. This paper will contribute to the pool of studies on fisheries crime issues.

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