Indonesia: Marine and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi has said that illegal fishing by foreign vessels costs the eastern part of the nation trillions of Rupiah in lost revenue per year.
Since January, more than 500 foreign ships have been caught fishing in Indonesian waters. However Mr Numberi said that foreign vessels continued to fish illegally in Indonesian waters including the Arafura Sea. “I remind all law and security officers involved in illegal fishing raids and investigations not to be lured with money offered by ships’ owners,” he was quoted as saying in the Jakarta Post. Mr Numberi said that illegal fishing also damaged sea biota.
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