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Philippines fishing vessel seized in Indonesian waters
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has impounded an illegal Philippine fishing vessel in the Sulawesi Sea carrying dried seafood caught in the area.
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The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry's Marine and Fisheries Monitoring Vessel Hiu 15 is seen in this undated picture. (Courtesy of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry/-)
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he Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has seized a Philippines-flagged vessel allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in Indonesia’s state fisheries management area (WPPNRI) 716 in the Sulawesi Sea.
Marine and Fishery Resources Management (PSDKP) Director General Rear Adm. Adin Nurawaluddin from the ministry said the arrest was made during a surveillance operation by the Marine and Fisheries Monitoring Vessel Hiu 15 under the control of the Tahuna PSDKP Base.
"Based on the reports from the incident, the Philippines ship is suspected of conducting illegal fishing by using a pump vessel with handline fishing tools in the Sulawesi Sea without legitimate permit documents from the Indonesian government," said Adin on Tuesday, as quoted by CNBC Indonesia.
Adin said the Hiu 15 first detected the ship, identified as the FB.CA.AM 02, in the Indonesian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) less than two nautical miles (3.6 kilometers) from the Indonesia-Philippines EEZ border on Nov. 22.
The Hiu 15 started a pursuit of the illegal fishing ship until the patrol ship seized the fishing vessel at 5:29 p.m. local time.
In a search of the fishing vessel, PSDKP officials discovered two crew, 10 kilograms of dried mahi-mahi fish, and 2 kg of dried squid in the vessel.
The patrol ship also secured pieces of evidence, including four handlines, one Furuno GP-32 GPS navigation tool, one Uniden Pro 520 XL radio communication tool, and one sheet of a fisherman's license.
