<![CDATA[ The potential of fisheries that have been used by large ships and the majority of foreign ownership brings its own sadness to Indonesian maritime sovereignty. The reason is Indonesian fishermen who are more proficient as fishermen of small boats can not compete technologically and capture equipment so that the utilization of sea products is not optimized. As one of the solutions in addressing these problems, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries issued a moratorium policy (ban temporarily) for foreign ships in operation in Indonesian waters. The existence of this policy, of course, have an impact on fishermen, fish processing business operations, as well as regional economic conditions. For that purpose, this research would like to see the various impacts that happened with the moratorium policy, especially in Bitung City. Given Bitung is one of the cities with the contribution of a large fishery sector for the regional economy. In addition, many processing companies operate in the city. This article comes from research, Optimizing the Utilization of Marine Resources and Fisheries in a Global Context: Supporting Infrastructure for Increasing the Competitiveness of Fisheries Sector “. The method used is a qualitative method with data collection techniques in primary and secondary. The implications of the moratorium policy proved to have a direct effect on both fishermen, business actors (UPI) and the conditions at Bitung Fishing Port. For fishermen, this became the starting point of improving the welfare, but on the other hand business actors disrupted the company’s operationalization and decreased logistics needs, especially fuel. This policy is one of the ways to realize maritime sovereignty, alignment to small fishermen, and most importantly to maintain marine ecosystem in order to be utilized for future generations.]]>
