With a total maritime area spanning some 3,544,743.9 km², Indonesia can rightfully claim to be one of the largest maritime countries in the world. Given this huge area, one can easily imagine the abundance of resources that lie within Indonesian waters, particularly its fish.[1]
 
Realizing this huge potential, President Joko Widodo recently issued Presidential Regulation No. 3 of 2017 on Action Planning for the Accelerated Development of the National Fisheries Industry (“Presidential Regulation 3/2017”), which specifically addresses five areas:[2]