Indonesia has been burning or sinking foreign vessels in its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in its exclusive economic zone. Opinions on how much longer this measure should continue are manifold. While political issues may easily mask the situation, the underlying legal question remains: whether burning or sinking foreign vessels is a legal and necessary enforcement measure for Indonesia. Even though Article 73(1) of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea does not make any reference to this type of measure, it allows coastal states to take measures that are “necessary to ensure compliance with their laws and regulations”. This paper examines the meaning of the term “necessary” within the ambit of Article 73(1) to evaluate whether Indonesia's measure to burn or sink foreign vessels is necessary.

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印度尼西亚采取措施在专属经济区为 IUU 捕鱼而采取措施击沉船只的必要性

印度尼西亚一直在烧毁或击沉外国船只，以打击其专属经济区内的非法、未报告和无管制的捕捞活动。关于这项措施应该持续多久的意见是多方面的。虽然政治问题可能很容易掩盖这种情况，但潜在的法律问题仍然存在：焚烧或击沉外国船只是否是印度尼西亚合法且必要的执法措施。尽管《联合国海洋法公约》第 73 条第 1 款并未提及此类措施，但它允许沿海国采取“确保遵守其法律法规所必需的”措施。本文研究了第 73 条第 1 款范围内“必要”一词的含义，以评估印度尼西亚烧毁或击沉外国船只的措施是否必要。