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7 Vietnamese boats seized for illegal fishing: Ministry
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Alert -- Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti (center) takes travels around near the Komodo National Park during her visit in West Manggarai, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 6. The minister said the government was ready to sink 30 foreign vessels used for allegedly fishing illegally in Indonesian waters. (thejakartapost.com/Markus Makur)
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he Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has apprehended seven boats sailing under Vietnamese flag for alleged illegal fishing in Indonesian waters.
“Our Orca 003 patrol vessel escorted seven boats from Vietnam, along with 55 Vietnamese crew members, to the ministry’s Natuna task force on the island of Riau on June 12,” said the secretary to the ministry’s directorate general for maritime and fisheries resources supervision, Waluyo Sejati Abutohir, as quoted by the Antara news agency on Monday.
Waluyo said the seven boats consisted of six vessels of gross tonnage below 100 and one with gross tonnage below 60. Those boats were reportedly used for fishing in Natuna waters on the morning of June 10 with illegal pair trawl equipment. The crew members allegedly failed to present permits for fishing in Indonesian waters.
The crew members faces charges under Article 93 of the 2004 law on fisheries, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a fine of Rp20 billion (US$1.5 million). (dmr)
