The design of regulatory reform in aquaculture in Indonesia: opportunities and threats of the implementation of SDGs in fisheries governance

The geographical position of the Indonesian archipelago is quite strategic to serve as the central maritime across continents. Abundant coastal and marine resources in Indonesia have not given any significant contribution to economic and national development. On a national scale, aquaculture management is expected to be sustainably performed and bring welfare to the locals. Aquaculture management in Indonesia is also expected to be more integrated in the future, as pertinent to the environmental capacity to allow the empowerment of the coastal people and islets. Marine resources and fisheries management require comprehensive, integrated, and appropriately-addressed policies. This article is emphasized on the urgency of law reform and trans-sectoral participation-based enforcement model, involving NGOs, business sectors, local community, and government that are integrated to underpin the food security agenda. This article opines that Indonesia needs to adopt SDGs framework in the design of aquaculture regulation in the time to come and merge the utilization and the development of technology proportionally, which is expected to yield civilized social, economic, and environmental sustainability