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View all search resultsFisheries Ministry seizes Vietnamese vessel for suspected illegal fishing
Based on information from the crew, there were initially two Vietnamese vessels operating illegally in the area, a mothership and a smaller fishing boat. However, the mothership fled and left the smaller vessel behind when Indonesian patrols approached.
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An official from the Directorate General of Oceanic and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP) escorts three Vietnamese fishermen at a port in Batam on Nov. 5, 2025. The fishermen were detained by maritime authorities on Nov. 1 in the Natuna Sea for suspected illegal fishing. (JP/Fadli)
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he Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has seized a Vietnamese fishing vessel and detained its three crew members for allegedly operating illegally in the Natuna Sea.
The ministry’s Director General of Oceanic and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP), Pung Nugroho Saksono, said the vessel was intercepted by authorities on Nov. 1.
“Based on information from the crew, there were initially two Vietnamese vessels operating illegally in the area, a mothership and a smaller fishing boat. However, the mothership fled and left the smaller vessel behind when Indonesian patrols approached,” Pung said at a press conference on Thursday.
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Although no illegal catch was found onboard the seized boat, the crew allegedly admitted to transferring about 80 tonnes of fish to the larger vessel before it escaped.
“The stolen fish were high-value species, including squid, red snapper and grouper,” Pung said.
According to Pung, the two vessels were operating using an illegal fishing method known as pair trawling.
