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View all search resultsThe Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has allocated Rp 1.4 trillion (US$104.68 million) for the procurement of 1,080 new fishing ships, life insurance policies for 500,000 fishermen and renovation of seven fishing ports.
During an impromptu inspection of Benoa Port in Bali, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has claimed that dozens of fishing boats formerly owned by foreign companies had seemingly disappeared from the country's waters.
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has threatened to put a halt to the diesel fuel subsidy allocated for vessels weighing more than 5 gross tons (GT) after she found dozens of fishing boats, previously owned by foreign companies, with their boat capacity data marked down to keep receiving the subsidized fuel.
Indonesia will not formally protest the Chinese government following the latest incident in Natuna, Riau Islands, where one China-flagged vessel along with its seven crewmen were allegedly caught fishing illegally, a minister has said.
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