#illegal fishing

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Policy on sinking illegal fishing boats to continue

Indonesia will continue the policy of sinking boats found to be illegally fishing in its waters, Maritime Affairs and ...

Six traditional fishermen apprehended for blast fishing in West Papua

The Wondama Bay Police in West Papua recently took in six traditional fishermen caught practicing blast fishing while ...

Indonesia has sunk 556 illegal boats: Pudjiastuti

Indonesia has sunk 556 illegal boats from October 2014 until present, including 21 foreign boats that the Maritime ...

Maritime, Fishery Ministry sinks 21 foreign boats for poaching

Indonesia's Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has sunken 21 foreign fishing boats for poaching in Indonesian ...

Pudjiastuti urges six foreign ships be handed over before October

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti had pressed for the handover of six foreign ships ...

Some 70 percent damage caused to South Kalimantan's mangrove forest

Some 70 percent of the 116,824 hectares of mangrove forest in South Kalimantan's coastal area have incurred ...

Indonesia, Chile to strengthen marine, fisheries cooperation

The Indonesian and Chilean governments are committed to strengthening cooperation in improving the marine and fishery ...

Indonesia calls for mangrove protection during international panel

At the 5th International Panel on Sustainable Ocean Economy held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, recently, Indonesia ...

Coordinating ministry for maritime affairs identifies Natuna problems

The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs has identified various developmental problems in Natuna District related ...

Indonesia makes great efforts to eradicate illegal fishing: Minister

Indonesia has made a great effort to eradicate illegal fishing, indicated by the success of its lobbying to increase ...

Africa warned against allowing fishing in their waters

African countries should not issue fishing permits to foreign vessels in their territory because it could potentially ...

KKP keen on network established to combat transnational fishery crimes

Head of the Research and Human Resources Agency of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Sjarief Widjaja ...

First Admiral Purwanto to serve as Ambon Naval Base commander

First Admiral TNI Budi Purwanto will officially serve as commander of the Naval Base IX in Ambon to replace First ...

Terrorism, radicalism are still serious challenges: President Jokowi

Terrorism and radicalism remain significant challenges for Indonesian National Police to face in order to secure and ...

Indonesia has sunk 516 vessels since 2014 for fishing illegally

Since 2014, the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has sunk 516 vessels belonging to countries in its neighborhood ...