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Recognizing Living Ecological Law: Islamic Environmental Ethics and Eco-Fishing Governance in Giligenting, Indonesia

Authors

  • Ahmad Sholikhin Ruslie Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Rosalinda Elsina Latumahina Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya
  • Anggit Wasesa Praja Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya
  • Hendry Dapot Maringan H.M Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya
  • Ahmad Firza Al Farizi Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69916/iuris.v4i2.707

Keywords:

eco-fishing, Islamic environmental ethics, ecological wisdom, living ecological law, legal recognition

Abstract

This study aims to analyze ecological wisdom and Islamic ethics in the eco-fishing practices of the Giligenting community and their recognition through an environmentally oriented Village Regulation to strengthen the implementation of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 36 of 2023. The study focuses on fishing communities in the Giligenting Islands, Sumenep, where ecological norms are rooted in lived experience, intergenerational knowledge, social agreements, and religious values, yet face destructive fishing practices by some external actors. This study employs a qualitative socio-legal design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with fishers, religious leaders, community leaders, former village officials, and community members, supplemented by participant observation and legal document analysis. The data were analyzed thematically and integrated with legal analysis and Islamic environmental ethics. The findings reveal that ecological wisdom, social control, and the Islamic values of trust (amanah), benefit and harm (maslahah–mafsadah), and the prohibition of environmental destruction (fasad) constitute a living ecological law that is effective within the community but has limited binding force over external actors. A Village Regulation is therefore needed not to create new ecological norms, but to recognize and connect existing community norms with formal law. This study proposes the concept of a recognition-based regulatory bridge as a framework for strengthening community-based sustainable fisheries governance.

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Ruslie, A. S., Latumahina, R. E., Anggit Wasesa Praja, Maringan H.M , H. D., & Al Farizi, A. F. (2026). Recognizing Living Ecological Law: Islamic Environmental Ethics and Eco-Fishing Governance in Giligenting, Indonesia. IURIS NOTITIA : JURNAL ILMU HUKUM, 4(2), 578–597. https://doi.org/10.69916/iuris.v4i2.707

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