Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 290,000 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 3,000,000 km2
- Continental shelf: 2,800,000 km2
- Contiguous zone: 270,000 km2
- Inland and archipelagic waters: 3,110,000 km2
- Total of Indonesian waters: 6.400.000 km2
- Coastline: 108,000 km
- Number of islands: 17,504 islands
National practices
National projects
- N/A
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Shipping | Ports |
| Oil and gas | Mining |
| Nature conservation | Fisheries |
| Aquaculture | Military |
| Scientific research | Coastal protection |
| Ammunition storage sites | Cables and pipelines |
| Tourism and leisure | Underwater cultural heritage |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
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National Marine Spatial Plan (see below)
Name of the plan |
National Marine Spatial Plan |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National |
Pre-planning |
Status: Complete |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Complete |
Development of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: Complete |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries |
Financing |
National Government budget |
Time required to complete the plans |
Four years (2015-2019) |
Drivers of MSP |
Economic growth; conservation; biodiversity concerns |
Stakeholder participation |
Throughout the MSP process |
Sectors included in planning |
All |
Relation to coastal management |
Strong connection to coastal management program to improve the function of marine and fisheries development centers in coastal areas, including marine facilities and infrastructure network systems |
Relation to marine protected area management |
MPAs are planned under a separate process, but the areas of national MPAs (i.e. under national authority) are allocated and regulated within the Marine Spatial Plan |
Plan approval |
Plan implemented |
Legal status of the plan |
Regulatory and enforceable through Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia n° 32/2019 on the National Marine Spatial Plan |
Plan revision |
Review/revision every five years or other timeframe when necessary (e.g. due to natural disasters or other national urgent matters) |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
The plan has not been revised yet |
Legal framework
- The Law of the Republic of Indonesia n° 32/2014 on Marine Affairs requires the Central Government to develop and implement National Marine Spatial Planning and MSP for marine regions, which include Interregional Zoning Plans, National Strategic Areas Zoning Plans, and Particular National Strategic Areas (the Outermost Islands) Zoning Plans
- The Law of the Republic of Indonesia n° 27/2007 jo No. 1/2014 on the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands requires Provincial Governments to develop and implement Zoning Plans for Coastal Areas and Small Islands
- The Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia n° 32/2019 on (National) Marine Spatial Plans, which includes:
- Planning policies and strategies for the territorial and jurisdictional waters of Indonesia
- Marine spatial structure plan for the territorial and jurisdictional waters of Indonesia
- Marine spatial pattern plan for the territorial and jurisdictional waters of Indonesia
- Establishment of Interregional Areas, National Strategic Areas, and Particular National Strategic Areas
- The directive for marine spatial use
- The directive for controlling marine spatial use
- All the MSP of marine regions will be established and enacted through Presidential Regulations (some of the MSP are in the final stage of legislation process)
- All the Zoning Plans for Coastal Areas and Small Islands (Provincial MSP) will be established and enacted through Regional Regulations (26 of 34 provinces have already enacted their MSP)
Contact
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Mr. Suharyanto – Director of Marine Spatial Planning
Gedung Mina Bahari III Lantai 9, Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur, Jakarta Pusat
Jakarta, Indonesia