The Impact of Changes Authority for Marine Resources Management in Local Government: Case Study in Riau Island Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in policies on marine resource management from district/city governments to provincial governments in the Riau Islands Province. The research method used is normative legal research using secondary data. Data collected by interview and literature study of applicable law, this research involved the Department of Transportation of the Riau Islands Province, the Department of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and the Legal Department of the Riau Islands Province Government. This study uses qualitative data analysis techniques by collecting data, qualifications, then connecting theories related to the problem, and finally concluding to determine the results. The results of this study indicate that there was a conflict of interest between the central government and the provincial government, and there was a budget deficit in the provincial government related to changes in authority in the Regional Government Law.