Quality, Health, and Safety Assurance of Fish Produce based on the Republic of Indonesia’s Governmental Decree No. 57 of 2015 on the Quality, Health, and Safety Assurance of Fish Produce and the Increase of Fish Produce Value: A Sociophere Analysis in North Maluku

Abstract

Objective: This paper aims to describe the findings on quality, health, and safety guarantee of fish catch and
the related regulations in the Governmental Decree No. 57 of 2015. Method: This research uses the juridical
sociologic research method, with the descriptive qualitative approach, which describes the guarantee of
quality, health, and safety of fish catch based on the Governmental Decree No. 57 of 2015. Results: It is
found that there are violations in the form of an unhygienic method in processing the fish catch. In the Fish
Auction Center, the processing uses chemical substances which are prohibited for food. Conclusion: The
government should make a policy which support the fishermen, so that they may use a safer and a healthier
method in processing fish.