KKP Says Only 13 Zoning Areas Have Been Established, Not Reaching the Target

Director General of Marine Spatial Planning of the KKP Kartika Listriana (center). (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Director General of Marine Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Kartika Listriana said that there were only 13 plans for inter-regional zoning areas that had been determined by the government at this time.

In fact, he continued, based on Annex XI of Government Regulation (PP) Number 32 of 2019, a total of 20 inter-regional area locations have been determined.

"Then until 2025, there are only 13 zoning plans for the area that have been determined through Presidential Regulation," he said at a press conference at his office, Tuesday, December 23.

The 13 zoning areas are the Makassar Strait; Java Sea; Sulawesi Sea; Tomini Bay; Bone Bay; Natuna Sea-North Natuna; and Maluku Sea.

Then, there is the Strait of Malacca; Flores Sea; Banda Sea; Bali Sea; Sawu Sea; and the South Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara Seas.

This means that at present, the government still has homework to complete seven zoning plans for regional areas. Including, the Java Sea; Aru Sea; Halmahera Sea; Sunda Strait; Cenderawasih Bay; West Sumatra Sea; and Papua North Sea

"And there are three plans for zoning areas, namely the Seram Sea, the Aru Sea and the Halmahera Sea. This is in the process of requesting a signature at the State Secretariat," he said.

Kartika added that this year, his party had completed three zoning plans for the region, including the North Pacific Papua, Cenderawasih Bay and the West Sumatra Sea.

"For this 2025 achievement, the follow-up to the harmonization of the zoning plan for the North Papua Sea area and also the Cendawasih Bay has also been carried out and the continuation of the zoning plan for the West Sumatra Sea area is towards the establishment," he added.