An institutional analysis of sasi laut in Maluku, Indonesia

INSTITUTION

LEVEL

MANAGEMENT FUNCTION

STRENGTHS_____________

WEAKNESSES_______________________

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Navy

Provincial

**

• Human resources available

• Full authority (SK Pangab)

• Means available

• Budget available

• Good reputation in the
____community_______________

• Operate only at the provincial level

• Patrol deep water areas, not inshore

• Collaboration and coordination with
police are weak

Dept, of
Transport
(Perhubungan
Laut)

Provincial

District

Sub-district

*

*

**

**

**

**

*

*

• Human resources

• Operational budget available

• Authority (supported by law)

• Authority

• Close to the activities

• Motivation poor

• Supporting means limited

• Motivation poor

• Means limited

• Operational budget small

• Human resources weak

• Authority insufficient

• Money and means limited

• Human resources inadequate__________________

Environment
Bureau

Provincial

• Human resources inadequate

• Weak laws

• No role in coordination

• Jurisdiction and authority unclear

• Relationship with environment section of

____BAPPEDA is unclear_______________________

Dept. Forestry
(Resource
conservation
section)

Provincial

• Direct authority under CITES
to protect endangered species

• Budget and means limited

• Motivation weak

• Jurisdiction unclear

• Limited to protected species and national parks;
no input into fishing quotas

Law Bureau

Provincial

• Works well with Fisheries
Agency and other agencies

Regional and
district
government
head offices

Provincial
(Governor)
District
(Bupati)
Sub-district
(Camat)______

*

*

*

*

• Human resources available

• Motivation

• Close to the activity

• Authority unclear relative to provincial
offices of national departments

• Budget and means limited

• Extremely busy

Village
government
offices

Village
(Kepala desa)

**

• Motivation

• Direct access to fishers

• Traditional institutions in
place (partial)

• Social and cultural legitimacy

• Authority unclea

• Budget and means limited

• Heavy workload

• "Top-down" system

• Adat institutions lack legal standing