Institutions, Institutions dynamics, Fisheries, Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. - This study aimed at compiling the prevalent institutions in capture fisheries in Spermonde Archipelago, and analyzing how these institutions emerge, persist, and change from time to time. This qualitative...

Introduction -- Origins and meaning of IUU fishing -- Rationale for an IUU fishing interpretive lens -- Compliance and state responsibility -- IUU fishing as compliance mechanism -- IUU fishing and state accountability -- IUU fishing as flag state accountability paradigm -- Conclusion.