The Government of Indonesia’s National Plan of Action onMarine Plastic Debris (NPOA-MPD 2017-2025) outlines theambitious objective to reduce marine plastic debris by 70 percentby 2025. One of the five pillars of this plan is dedicatedto “reducing sea-based leakage” that is reported to contributeat least 20 percent of all marine plastic debris in Indonesia.Global studies indicate that Abandoned, Lost and DiscardedFishing Gear (ALDFG) is a major component of sea-basedsources of marine debris, and causes significant impacts onthe environment, economy, livelihoods and food security. Thescale of ALDFG impacts on fisheries, marine ecosystems andhuman users has prompted international action, including under Sustainable Development Goal 14.