Regulatory Impact Assessment Analysis of Regulations on Pollution Load Capacity and Carrying Capacity of Lake Toba for Aquaculture Fisheries

¹ College of Vocational Studies, IPB University, Jl Kumbang No.14 Bogor 16151, West Java, Indonesia
² Department of Economic, FEM, IPB University, Jl. Agatis IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia
³ CARE, IPB University, Jl. Pajajaran IPB Baranangsiang Campus, Bogor 16144 West Java, Indonesia
⁴ Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University, Jl. Agatis, IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia
⁵ Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University, Jl. Agatis, IPB Dramaga Campus, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia
⁶ CARE, IPB University, Jl. Pajajaran IPB Baranangsiang Campus, Bogor 16144 West Java, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: ir.da@apps.ipb.ac.id

Abstract

The Government of Indonesia has determined Lake Toba be one of the super-priority tourist destinations. In order to realize the program, the government has recently been more aggressively structuring the Lake Toba area. One of the arrangements is to lift and reduce the number of floating net cages (FNC) so that fish production is gradually reduced from 70,000 tons to 10,000 tons per year in 2023. The FNC arrangement activity caused restlessness among FNC actors because they had to drastically reduce their production or even close their business, which would be detrimental to thousands of local FNC actors. This continued situation will be related to disrupting their main source of livelihood. This study aims to analyze the Governor of North Sumatra Decree. The method used is the survey method, collecting socio-economic data directly, focus group discussions/FGD with the parties involved. Then the regulation was analyzed using the RIA method. This analysis proposes three alternative options: business, implementing the Governor's Decree No. 188.44/2013/KPTS/2017, revising the Governor's Decree with a carrying capacity of 42,000 tons/year aquaculture. It is proposed to revise the Governor's Decree.