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View all search resultsMarine authority seizes Malaysian boat for suspected illegal fishing
Maritime authorities operating out of North Sumatra's Belawan Port apprehended a Malaysian boat on Monday, the latest in a series of vessel impoundments this year over suspicion of fishing illegally in Indonesian waters.
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Indonesian Navy personnel from KRI Usman Harun 359 (not pictured) raft up their dinghy with Taiwanese fishing vessel Hai Chien Hsing 20 on Jan. 22, 2021, to perform a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) to enforce maritime laws on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the North Natuna Sea, Riau Islands province. (Courtesy of Indonesian Navy/-)
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uthorities seized on Monday a Malaysian-flagged vessel over suspicions of fishing illegally in Indonesia’s territorial waters in the Malacca Strait.
According to Syamsu, head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry’s Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP) office at Belawan Port in North Sumatra, the vessel was discovered fishing using trawl nets approximately 1 nautical mile from the continental shelf of Sumatra.
Trawl nets are made from two or more panels of netting in a funnel shape designed to catch large quantities of fish. Towed either along the seabed or through mid-water by one to two boats, trawl nets are generally banned in Indonesia except in nearshore waters to protect the ocean ecosystem and small-scale fishers as well as to ensure sustainable fishing practices.
“The vessel’s onboard crew cut off the trawl net and attempted to flee when they spotted the Indonesian patrol boat, but we managed to capture the vessel,” Syamsu said on Monday, adding that the same vessel had been observed previously, entering and leaving Indonesian waters.
“They seem to routinely fish around the border,” he said.
Authorities also detained the vessel’s crew comprising five Myanmar nationals and found 100 kilograms of various types of fish in the hold, allegedly caught illegally in Indonesian waters.They also seized several items from the boat, including computers, maps and navigation equipment.
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