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Minister Susi says fights against illegal fishing to continue
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti reiterated on Thursday that the government would continue its stern action against illegal fishing by foreign vessels on Indonesian waters
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aritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti reiterated on Thursday that the government would continue its stern action against illegal fishing by foreign vessels on Indonesian waters.
'Thousands of vessels fish illegally [on Indonesian waters],' Susi told a number of ambassadors at the International Relations/Donors Meeting in Jakarta on Thursday.
She promised to work faster by coordinating and disseminating information to the relevant embassies in the event that fishing vessels from their respective countries were arrested for fishing illegally.
Previously, Susi insisted that relevant authorities would be instructed to immediately sink any foreign fishing vessels caught poaching on Indonesian waters. (hhr)
