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Indonesian Fishery Products Export Opportunities to Achieve US $ 5 Billion
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, aiming fishery exports this year could reach $ 4-5 billion , particularly fish caught.
This is in line duty exemption of Indonesian fishery products to the United States (US). At least, Susi suggests, the export value of fish caught this year could be the same as the total exports (fish catch and fish cultivation) fishery products in 2014 worth US $ 4.6 billion.
“Hopefully fishery exports this year (2015) reached US $ 4-5 billion for catching fish,” said Susi after Eid al fitri gathering held at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Friday (31/7). She also believes, with the exemption from import duty can invite foreign investors to invest in the field of fisheries in Indonesia.
She also hopes for the future, Europe immediately imposed a duty-free policy as enacted United States (US). “I look at overseas trends seafood with strict traceability already begun and with tracking down illegal fishing, only legal products from Indonesia can be exported ,” she said.
more : Indonesian Fishery Products Export Opportunities to Achieve US $ 5 Billion | Bftech.org – BioFloc News
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, aiming fishery exports this year could reach $ 4-5 billion , particularly fish caught.
This is in line duty exemption of Indonesian fishery products to the United States (US). At least, Susi suggests, the export value of fish caught this year could be the same as the total exports (fish catch and fish cultivation) fishery products in 2014 worth US $ 4.6 billion.
“Hopefully fishery exports this year (2015) reached US $ 4-5 billion for catching fish,” said Susi after Eid al fitri gathering held at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), Friday (31/7). She also believes, with the exemption from import duty can invite foreign investors to invest in the field of fisheries in Indonesia.
She also hopes for the future, Europe immediately imposed a duty-free policy as enacted United States (US). “I look at overseas trends seafood with strict traceability already begun and with tracking down illegal fishing, only legal products from Indonesia can be exported ,” she said.
more : Indonesian Fishery Products Export Opportunities to Achieve US $ 5 Billion | Bftech.org – BioFloc News
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Fisheries minister continues war against fish poaching
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has reiterated that the war waged against fish poachers by sinking their vessels, among other measures, continues.
"They poach fish in Indonesian waters because their marine resources have run out. By combating fish theft, we hope the volume of fish caught by local fishermen increases," she said during a working visit to Jembrana district on Monday.
Indonesia, which has the second-longest coastline in the world, is ranked the fifth-largest fish exporter in Southeast Asia, she added.
When questioned about a request from owners of illegal fishing vessels to legally process their cases before sinking their vessels, the minister affirmed that her ministry abided by the fisheries law that authorized it to sink illegal fishing vessels.
"The stern measures taken by the Indonesian government against fish poachers have been fruitful, including in Kupang where local fisherman caught tuna fish weighing up to a hundred kilograms. This holds true for the rest of the country, as well," Pudjiastuti remarked.
Moreover, to fight against fish theft, she has urged local fishermen to participate in the movement by reporting any suspicious fishing vessels they spot to security agencies.
She also admitted that fishermen served as the spearhead of the efforts made to protect Indonesian waters from fish poachers.
"Fish in Indonesian waters must be caught by local fishermen. Other countries are only allowed to buy our fish for processing," she pointed out.
Fisheries minister continues war against fish poaching - ANTARA News
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has reiterated that the war waged against fish poachers by sinking their vessels, among other measures, continues.
"They poach fish in Indonesian waters because their marine resources have run out. By combating fish theft, we hope the volume of fish caught by local fishermen increases," she said during a working visit to Jembrana district on Monday.
Indonesia, which has the second-longest coastline in the world, is ranked the fifth-largest fish exporter in Southeast Asia, she added.
When questioned about a request from owners of illegal fishing vessels to legally process their cases before sinking their vessels, the minister affirmed that her ministry abided by the fisheries law that authorized it to sink illegal fishing vessels.
"The stern measures taken by the Indonesian government against fish poachers have been fruitful, including in Kupang where local fisherman caught tuna fish weighing up to a hundred kilograms. This holds true for the rest of the country, as well," Pudjiastuti remarked.
Moreover, to fight against fish theft, she has urged local fishermen to participate in the movement by reporting any suspicious fishing vessels they spot to security agencies.
She also admitted that fishermen served as the spearhead of the efforts made to protect Indonesian waters from fish poachers.
"Fish in Indonesian waters must be caught by local fishermen. Other countries are only allowed to buy our fish for processing," she pointed out.
Fisheries minister continues war against fish poaching - ANTARA News
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Slaves rescued from Thai-owned fishing boat off Papua New Guinea
Two Myanmar and six Cambodian men were removed from Thai-owned fishing boat the Blissful Reefer, a massive, 1,000-square-metre transport ship now impounded in Daru, Papua New Guinea, about 200 kilometres north of Australia.
Officials said the fishermen appeared to be part of a larger group of forced labourers being transported from Thailand to be distributed onto various fishing boats, said George Gigauri, head of the International Organization for Migration in Port Moresby.
The men are part of a seemingly inexhaustible supply of poor migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos who are forced to fish for the Thai seafood industry. When workers run away, become sick or even die, they are easily replaced by new recruits who are tricked or coerced by false promises of jobs in Thailand.
The story of Aung San Win, 19, who was among the rescued men, started the same way as with hundreds of other enslaved fishermen.
He said a broker came to his home in Myanmar and convinced him and several other young men to go to Thailand where they could find good work in factories. But when they arrived, their passports and identification cards were taken. They were then pushed onto boats and told they would have to fish for three years and owed nearly US$600 for their documents, he said.
"They told us that we have to get off in this place and work here," said Aung San Win, who added that it had taken about 20 days to reach Papua New Guinea, after stops in Singapore and Australia. "I don't want to work here. I don't even know what this place is."
Enslaved fishermen are routinely hauled from Thailand to work on smaller Thai trawlers in foreign waters where they are given little or no pay. They were routinely denied medicine, forced to work 22-hour shifts with no days off and given inadequate food and impure water.
The ship seized in Papua New Guinea, the Blissful Reefer, appears to be connected to a trafficking ring that was sending seafood caught by slaves around the Indonesian island of Benjina to the United States.
Indonesia Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, whose investigators had been chasing the boats from Benjina, said she has asked Papua New Guinea to send back any illegal trawlers that fled her country for prosecution.
A patrol boat is expected to be sent to search waters in the strait along with a surveillance plane, Mr Gigauri said. The eight men aboard the Blissful Reefer will be returned home.
Slaves rescued from Thai-owned fishing boat off Papua New Guinea | Coconuts Bangkok
Two Myanmar and six Cambodian men were removed from Thai-owned fishing boat the Blissful Reefer, a massive, 1,000-square-metre transport ship now impounded in Daru, Papua New Guinea, about 200 kilometres north of Australia.
Officials said the fishermen appeared to be part of a larger group of forced labourers being transported from Thailand to be distributed onto various fishing boats, said George Gigauri, head of the International Organization for Migration in Port Moresby.
The men are part of a seemingly inexhaustible supply of poor migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos who are forced to fish for the Thai seafood industry. When workers run away, become sick or even die, they are easily replaced by new recruits who are tricked or coerced by false promises of jobs in Thailand.
The story of Aung San Win, 19, who was among the rescued men, started the same way as with hundreds of other enslaved fishermen.
He said a broker came to his home in Myanmar and convinced him and several other young men to go to Thailand where they could find good work in factories. But when they arrived, their passports and identification cards were taken. They were then pushed onto boats and told they would have to fish for three years and owed nearly US$600 for their documents, he said.
"They told us that we have to get off in this place and work here," said Aung San Win, who added that it had taken about 20 days to reach Papua New Guinea, after stops in Singapore and Australia. "I don't want to work here. I don't even know what this place is."
Enslaved fishermen are routinely hauled from Thailand to work on smaller Thai trawlers in foreign waters where they are given little or no pay. They were routinely denied medicine, forced to work 22-hour shifts with no days off and given inadequate food and impure water.
The ship seized in Papua New Guinea, the Blissful Reefer, appears to be connected to a trafficking ring that was sending seafood caught by slaves around the Indonesian island of Benjina to the United States.
Indonesia Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, whose investigators had been chasing the boats from Benjina, said she has asked Papua New Guinea to send back any illegal trawlers that fled her country for prosecution.
A patrol boat is expected to be sent to search waters in the strait along with a surveillance plane, Mr Gigauri said. The eight men aboard the Blissful Reefer will be returned home.
Slaves rescued from Thai-owned fishing boat off Papua New Guinea | Coconuts Bangkok
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Hunt is on for 33 slave ships off coast of Papua New Guinea
Immigration officials seek trawler fleet crewed by 1,000 trafficked Burmese men that is thought likely to be supplying the UK with seafood. A fleet of at least 30 fishing trawlers crewed by slaves is being hunted off the coast of Papua New Guinea as the true extent becomes apparent of the trafficking of Burmese men by a massive Thai-run criminal syndicate operating throughout the East Indies.
Immigration officials have so far intercepted one of the fishing vessels, called the Blissful Reefer, and rescued its trafficked crew. Another 33 Thai trawlers thought to be crewed by slaves are being tracked in fishing grounds off the south coast of Papua New Guinea, known locally as the Dog Leg.
The trawlers are thought to be linked to a huge trafficking operation that was disrupted on the isolated Indonesian island of Benjina in March, liberating hundreds of enslaved fishermen – although a large number of boats loaded with slaves managed to escape.
Analysis of the trafficking operation reveals that the fish, which were originally heading for Thailand’s huge export-oriented seafood trade, are entering global supply chains, with some almost certainly destined for Britain.
It has also emerged that another, much larger, fleet of fishing boats crewed by slaves has been identified on the Indonesian island of Ambon – 1,200 miles to the west and once an important destination in the region’s spice trade. Officials from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) believe that a further 240 Thai fishing vessels are moored there, along with a total of around 1,000 slaves. To date, the crews of around 70 fishing vessels have been interviewed by IOM officials on the island, resulting in the rescue of some 350 Burmese slaves who will be repatriated to Burma (Myanmar). Accounts from a handful of former Burmese slaves who have already arrived home say hundreds of men remain unaccounted for.
Paul Dillon, a Jakarta-based IOM official, told the Observer: “We’ve interviewed the men from over a third of the 240 vessels in the port and discovered over 350 victims of trafficking, virtually all of whom are from Myanmar. If the pattern holds and we’re finally able to get access to the remaining men, we could be looking at up to 1,000.”
However, Dillon said local corruption had obstructed attempts to examine the remaining boats: “We are hoping they will see the light, understand that we are on a humanitarian, not a law-enforcement, mission, and let us get in there, assess and rescue these men and get them back home to their families.”
The findings and potential scale of slavery in Ambon has prompted the IOM to look at extending its investigation to ascertain how many other slave fishermen are being forced to work in Indonesia – an archipelago of more than 17,500 islands, of which just 922 are permanently inhabited.
“The Ambon experience has stirred us up to want to look at other parts of the country,” said Dillon. “Currently we don’t know where else in the country there are large numbers of fishing vessels standing by. Many of the islands are very remote.”
Meanwhile, the hunt for the Thai fishing vessels in the narrow, dangerous straits of the Dog Leg will continue this week as the Blissful Reefer is impounded in the port of Daru in Papua New Guinea. The eight crew members of the vessel, rescued on Monday, have been found to be trafficking victims. George Gigauri, the IOM’s chief of mission in Papua New Guinea, said: “They are trying to locate an approximate area where the vessels are, and then narrow it down exactly. The search is becoming more targeted, although it is difficult.”
The boats are suspected of being part of a massive transnational Thai trafficking operation that until recently operated from the Benjina fisheries weigh station in eastern Indonesia.
In November, an investigation by Associated Press discovered hundreds of forced labourers, mainly from Burma, on Benjina. Some were filmed trapped in a cage, and many of those interviewed said they had been abused or had witnessed others being beaten – or in some cases killed.
Almost all described being kicked, beaten or whipped with toxic stingray tails if they complained or attempted to rest. Despite working 20- to 22-hour shifts and being forced to drink unclean water, they were either paid a pittance or went unpaid.
The discovery by AP led to at least 300 men managing to escape but, before help arrived at the island, boats loaded with slaves fled the region for new fishing grounds – some to the island of Ambon, others apparently to the Dog Leg.
The Burmese slaves are recruited to work in Thailand’s seafood business and are usually lured or tricked into leaving their country to go to Thailand, where they are then taken south and put on boats in Indonesia. Others, though, are kidnapped and forced to work.
Once in Indonesian waters – some of the world’s richest fishing grounds for species including tuna and prawns – the ships’ names and flags are changed to escape the authorities’ notice, although the captain of the trawler is usually a Thai national.
Thailand’s seafood industry is worth around £5bn a year, with the vast majority of its produce exported globally to satisfy the global appetite for cheap fish. The catches are deposited with a huge refrigerated “mothership”, which transports the fish back to Thailand. Dillon said: “Look, It’s a billion-dollar business. There are powerful interests out there who have been making a lot of money for many years off the backs of these men, through acts of great cruelty. It is not going to disappear overnight, but in Indonesia at this time there appears to be the will to break their business model.”
However, little is known of the size of the Thai criminal syndicates, of their connections or of how they manage to coerce and recruit so many slaves. Investigators are still searching for the nerve centre of the operation.
Gigauri said: “It’s still not clear to us how this operates. Where exactly are these boats registered? To which company do they report? Who does the recruiting? Where is the headquarters of this operation?”
Last year another Guardian investigation tracked the supply chain of prawns produced with slave labour to British and American supermarket chains. Another more recent inquiry linked Thailand’s fishing industry with the trafficking syndicates profiting from the misery of Rohingya migrants.
Hunt is on for 33 slave ships off coast of Papua New Guinea | World news | The Guardian
Immigration officials seek trawler fleet crewed by 1,000 trafficked Burmese men that is thought likely to be supplying the UK with seafood. A fleet of at least 30 fishing trawlers crewed by slaves is being hunted off the coast of Papua New Guinea as the true extent becomes apparent of the trafficking of Burmese men by a massive Thai-run criminal syndicate operating throughout the East Indies.
Immigration officials have so far intercepted one of the fishing vessels, called the Blissful Reefer, and rescued its trafficked crew. Another 33 Thai trawlers thought to be crewed by slaves are being tracked in fishing grounds off the south coast of Papua New Guinea, known locally as the Dog Leg.
The trawlers are thought to be linked to a huge trafficking operation that was disrupted on the isolated Indonesian island of Benjina in March, liberating hundreds of enslaved fishermen – although a large number of boats loaded with slaves managed to escape.
Analysis of the trafficking operation reveals that the fish, which were originally heading for Thailand’s huge export-oriented seafood trade, are entering global supply chains, with some almost certainly destined for Britain.
It has also emerged that another, much larger, fleet of fishing boats crewed by slaves has been identified on the Indonesian island of Ambon – 1,200 miles to the west and once an important destination in the region’s spice trade. Officials from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) believe that a further 240 Thai fishing vessels are moored there, along with a total of around 1,000 slaves. To date, the crews of around 70 fishing vessels have been interviewed by IOM officials on the island, resulting in the rescue of some 350 Burmese slaves who will be repatriated to Burma (Myanmar). Accounts from a handful of former Burmese slaves who have already arrived home say hundreds of men remain unaccounted for.
Paul Dillon, a Jakarta-based IOM official, told the Observer: “We’ve interviewed the men from over a third of the 240 vessels in the port and discovered over 350 victims of trafficking, virtually all of whom are from Myanmar. If the pattern holds and we’re finally able to get access to the remaining men, we could be looking at up to 1,000.”
However, Dillon said local corruption had obstructed attempts to examine the remaining boats: “We are hoping they will see the light, understand that we are on a humanitarian, not a law-enforcement, mission, and let us get in there, assess and rescue these men and get them back home to their families.”
The findings and potential scale of slavery in Ambon has prompted the IOM to look at extending its investigation to ascertain how many other slave fishermen are being forced to work in Indonesia – an archipelago of more than 17,500 islands, of which just 922 are permanently inhabited.
“The Ambon experience has stirred us up to want to look at other parts of the country,” said Dillon. “Currently we don’t know where else in the country there are large numbers of fishing vessels standing by. Many of the islands are very remote.”
Meanwhile, the hunt for the Thai fishing vessels in the narrow, dangerous straits of the Dog Leg will continue this week as the Blissful Reefer is impounded in the port of Daru in Papua New Guinea. The eight crew members of the vessel, rescued on Monday, have been found to be trafficking victims. George Gigauri, the IOM’s chief of mission in Papua New Guinea, said: “They are trying to locate an approximate area where the vessels are, and then narrow it down exactly. The search is becoming more targeted, although it is difficult.”
The boats are suspected of being part of a massive transnational Thai trafficking operation that until recently operated from the Benjina fisheries weigh station in eastern Indonesia.
In November, an investigation by Associated Press discovered hundreds of forced labourers, mainly from Burma, on Benjina. Some were filmed trapped in a cage, and many of those interviewed said they had been abused or had witnessed others being beaten – or in some cases killed.
Almost all described being kicked, beaten or whipped with toxic stingray tails if they complained or attempted to rest. Despite working 20- to 22-hour shifts and being forced to drink unclean water, they were either paid a pittance or went unpaid.
The discovery by AP led to at least 300 men managing to escape but, before help arrived at the island, boats loaded with slaves fled the region for new fishing grounds – some to the island of Ambon, others apparently to the Dog Leg.
The Burmese slaves are recruited to work in Thailand’s seafood business and are usually lured or tricked into leaving their country to go to Thailand, where they are then taken south and put on boats in Indonesia. Others, though, are kidnapped and forced to work.
Once in Indonesian waters – some of the world’s richest fishing grounds for species including tuna and prawns – the ships’ names and flags are changed to escape the authorities’ notice, although the captain of the trawler is usually a Thai national.
Thailand’s seafood industry is worth around £5bn a year, with the vast majority of its produce exported globally to satisfy the global appetite for cheap fish. The catches are deposited with a huge refrigerated “mothership”, which transports the fish back to Thailand. Dillon said: “Look, It’s a billion-dollar business. There are powerful interests out there who have been making a lot of money for many years off the backs of these men, through acts of great cruelty. It is not going to disappear overnight, but in Indonesia at this time there appears to be the will to break their business model.”
However, little is known of the size of the Thai criminal syndicates, of their connections or of how they manage to coerce and recruit so many slaves. Investigators are still searching for the nerve centre of the operation.
Gigauri said: “It’s still not clear to us how this operates. Where exactly are these boats registered? To which company do they report? Who does the recruiting? Where is the headquarters of this operation?”
Last year another Guardian investigation tracked the supply chain of prawns produced with slave labour to British and American supermarket chains. Another more recent inquiry linked Thailand’s fishing industry with the trafficking syndicates profiting from the misery of Rohingya migrants.
Hunt is on for 33 slave ships off coast of Papua New Guinea | World news | The Guardian
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Minister Susi Works with France to Build Sea Observer Satellite
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry is working with the French government to launch a project to develop Infrastructure Development for Space Oceanography (Indeso), a program designed to monitor the condition of Indonesian waters, including the biogeochemical and ecosystem.
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said Indeso is a new paradigm in managing sustainable sea resources. “Sea observation infrastructure in Indonesia is built to strengthen Indonesia as a maritime state,” said Susi on Tuesday.
Susi explained that Indeso is supported by radar, optical and meteorology satellite, as well as regional sea observation. By utilizing radar satellite, it will help the efforts in managing sustainable fisheries, protecting high biodiversity and improving the economy of coastal communities.
“It can also monitor the environmental effects caused by climate change so that we can be more precise in determining the policy to mitigate natural disasters resulted from this phenomenon,” said Susi.
Indeso is built by integrating the latest science and technology that produce marine data and information. In addition, the ministry also develops Earth Radar and Sea Observation Station in Perancak that is useful to detect illegal vessels sailing in Indonesian territory.
Minister Susi Works with France to Build Sea Observer Satellite | Economy & Business | Tempo.Co :: Indonesian News Portal
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry is working with the French government to launch a project to develop Infrastructure Development for Space Oceanography (Indeso), a program designed to monitor the condition of Indonesian waters, including the biogeochemical and ecosystem.
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said Indeso is a new paradigm in managing sustainable sea resources. “Sea observation infrastructure in Indonesia is built to strengthen Indonesia as a maritime state,” said Susi on Tuesday.
Susi explained that Indeso is supported by radar, optical and meteorology satellite, as well as regional sea observation. By utilizing radar satellite, it will help the efforts in managing sustainable fisheries, protecting high biodiversity and improving the economy of coastal communities.
“It can also monitor the environmental effects caused by climate change so that we can be more precise in determining the policy to mitigate natural disasters resulted from this phenomenon,” said Susi.
Indeso is built by integrating the latest science and technology that produce marine data and information. In addition, the ministry also develops Earth Radar and Sea Observation Station in Perancak that is useful to detect illegal vessels sailing in Indonesian territory.
Minister Susi Works with France to Build Sea Observer Satellite | Economy & Business | Tempo.Co :: Indonesian News Portal
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Presidential decree on illegal fishing to be ratified
The presidential decree on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing will be ratified soon by President Joko Widodo, according to Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti.
"The draft has been completed. We only need his signature," she said here on Tuesday.
According to Pudjiastuti, the president was urged to ratify the decree because illegal poaching of fish by foreign fishermen has been detrimental to the country.
"This decree is an urgent requirement to deter perpetrators of the crime," the minister remarked.
The regulation is expected to help complete the legal proceedings related to illegal fishing activities.
Pudjiastuti further noted that the presidential decree will serve as the basis for the illegal fishing taskforce, formed by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, to take action against perpetrators of the crime.
"This regulation is intended to allow the taskforce to take action against the criminals legally and formally. The Fisheries Act can be applied directly while capturing them. It is important that the legal processes do not stop in court," she emphasized.
Moreover, the ministry, along with other relevant agencies, has detained dozens of foreign vessels caught fishing in Indonesian territory.
Some of them were sunk directly to have a deterrent effect on foreign thieves.
More recently, the ministry, along with agencies concerned, impounded seven foreign boats caught fishing illegally in the waters of Natuna.
The sea territory of Natuna stretches from Natuna Islands to Lingga Islands in Riau province.
Presidential decree on illegal fishing to be ratified - ANTARA News
The presidential decree on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing will be ratified soon by President Joko Widodo, according to Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti.
"The draft has been completed. We only need his signature," she said here on Tuesday.
According to Pudjiastuti, the president was urged to ratify the decree because illegal poaching of fish by foreign fishermen has been detrimental to the country.
"This decree is an urgent requirement to deter perpetrators of the crime," the minister remarked.
The regulation is expected to help complete the legal proceedings related to illegal fishing activities.
Pudjiastuti further noted that the presidential decree will serve as the basis for the illegal fishing taskforce, formed by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, to take action against perpetrators of the crime.
"This regulation is intended to allow the taskforce to take action against the criminals legally and formally. The Fisheries Act can be applied directly while capturing them. It is important that the legal processes do not stop in court," she emphasized.
Moreover, the ministry, along with other relevant agencies, has detained dozens of foreign vessels caught fishing in Indonesian territory.
Some of them were sunk directly to have a deterrent effect on foreign thieves.
More recently, the ministry, along with agencies concerned, impounded seven foreign boats caught fishing illegally in the waters of Natuna.
The sea territory of Natuna stretches from Natuna Islands to Lingga Islands in Riau province.
Presidential decree on illegal fishing to be ratified - ANTARA News
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Once the illegal fishing boats blown up and sunk to the bottom of the sea, this junk become a new home for marine ecosystem & also interesting diving site. Here the example:
This one, sunk around raja ampat water.
This one, sunk around raja ampat water.
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Fishing Incidents Should Not Hijack Overall Relations
An apprehension of fishing vessels is one major trigger in igniting unresolved territorial and maritime disputes; this is evident in the case of South China Sea (SCS).
In fact, the ongoing arbitration case initiated by the Philippines against China stemmed from an attempt by the Philippine maritime law enforcement authorities to arrest Chinese fishermen illegally fishing and harvesting prohibited and endangered species, such as corals and giant clams, in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal). This feature is 124 nautical miles west of Zambales, Luzon, and is as well within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf as last April 2012. There is clearly a need to manage fishing incidents so that they do not adversely affect overall bilateral relations of the countries involved.
Foreign illegal fishing is one major scourge to countries with rich fishing grounds but with little capability to check and deter foreign fishing vessels. Unresolved jurisdictional disputes and the absence of some form of mechanism to monitor and regulate these fishing activities in adjacent shared waters by nearby littoral states complicate the situation. A failure to act upon this threat may lead to over-exploitation of fish stocks, ruining the livelihood of many fishing folks dependent on them.
However, active and diligent maritime law enforcement may, on the other hand, lead to diplomatic wrangling with neighbors. In addition, states are under growing domestic pressure to demonstrate tougher positions in protecting maritime sovereign rights for the enjoyment of its citizens. However, this has to be carefully balanced with the need to maintain harmonious ties with neighbors. While this presents a serious dilemma, it is not without solutions. Skillful negotiations can allow states to avoid the huge costs of fishing incidents to hijack or kidnap overall bilateral relations.
read more: Fishing Incidents Should Not Hijack Overall RelationsCHINA US Focus | CHINA US Focus
An apprehension of fishing vessels is one major trigger in igniting unresolved territorial and maritime disputes; this is evident in the case of South China Sea (SCS).
In fact, the ongoing arbitration case initiated by the Philippines against China stemmed from an attempt by the Philippine maritime law enforcement authorities to arrest Chinese fishermen illegally fishing and harvesting prohibited and endangered species, such as corals and giant clams, in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal). This feature is 124 nautical miles west of Zambales, Luzon, and is as well within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Continental Shelf as last April 2012. There is clearly a need to manage fishing incidents so that they do not adversely affect overall bilateral relations of the countries involved.
Foreign illegal fishing is one major scourge to countries with rich fishing grounds but with little capability to check and deter foreign fishing vessels. Unresolved jurisdictional disputes and the absence of some form of mechanism to monitor and regulate these fishing activities in adjacent shared waters by nearby littoral states complicate the situation. A failure to act upon this threat may lead to over-exploitation of fish stocks, ruining the livelihood of many fishing folks dependent on them.
However, active and diligent maritime law enforcement may, on the other hand, lead to diplomatic wrangling with neighbors. In addition, states are under growing domestic pressure to demonstrate tougher positions in protecting maritime sovereign rights for the enjoyment of its citizens. However, this has to be carefully balanced with the need to maintain harmonious ties with neighbors. While this presents a serious dilemma, it is not without solutions. Skillful negotiations can allow states to avoid the huge costs of fishing incidents to hijack or kidnap overall bilateral relations.
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Data from Navy since January 2015 to August 2015, Indonesian Navy already seized 34 illegal foreign fishing boats.
- Vietnam 6 boats
- Thailand 9 boats
- Malaysia 2 boats
- Philippine 7 boats
- no info,10 boats ?
Indonesian navy detained 34 foreign fishing vessels in Jan-Aug period - ANTARA News
Data from Marine and Fisheries Surveillance Agency since January 2015 to 30 July 2015, KKP (Marine and Fisheries Surveillance patrol) already seized 38 illegal foreign fishing boats.
- Vietnam 23 boats
- Thailand 5 boats
- Malaysia 4 boats
- Philippine 6 boats
4 Kapal Illegal Fishing Viatnam ditangkap KP. Hiu Macan 001 di Laut Cina Selatan
- Vietnam 6 boats
- Thailand 9 boats
- Malaysia 2 boats
- Philippine 7 boats
- no info,10 boats ?
Indonesian navy detained 34 foreign fishing vessels in Jan-Aug period - ANTARA News
Data from Marine and Fisheries Surveillance Agency since January 2015 to 30 July 2015, KKP (Marine and Fisheries Surveillance patrol) already seized 38 illegal foreign fishing boats.
- Vietnam 23 boats
- Thailand 5 boats
- Malaysia 4 boats
- Philippine 6 boats
4 Kapal Illegal Fishing Viatnam ditangkap KP. Hiu Macan 001 di Laut Cina Selatan
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Fishing For Ways To De-Escalate South China Sea Tensions
Fisheries offer both risk and opportunity in disputed waters.
While the increasing militarization of the South China Sea strains Asia-Pacific’s stability and security for the long term, the region’s humble fishing fleets pose more immediate, frequent, and less managed risks. If properly organized, however, those same fleets could offer one way to develop a culture of compromise and cooperation.
read more: Fishing For Ways To De-Escalate South China Sea Tensions | The Diplomat
Fisheries offer both risk and opportunity in disputed waters.
While the increasing militarization of the South China Sea strains Asia-Pacific’s stability and security for the long term, the region’s humble fishing fleets pose more immediate, frequent, and less managed risks. If properly organized, however, those same fleets could offer one way to develop a culture of compromise and cooperation.
read more: Fishing For Ways To De-Escalate South China Sea Tensions | The Diplomat
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Minister plans to destroy up to 70 illegal foreign fishing vessels in the upcoming National Independence Day this month
36 boats will be taken from Maritime & Fishery Surveillance Agency's catches and the rest will be taken from from the Navy & Water Police's catches.
Indonesia to sink 70 illegal fishing boats
Susi Pudjiastuti, Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said on Thursday that the ministry plans to detonate bombs on 70 illegal boats and apparatus as part to commemorate the nation's 70th Independence Day that falls on Aug. 17.
Susi said the plan to sink illegal fishing boats by detonating bombs was to show Indonesia's determent move to eradicate illegal fishing activities that have been rampant in the country in the past few years.
Besides, she added, the bombing on those ships would be a gift for the people for the Independence Day commemoration.
The minister's move to bomb the fishing boats was endorsed by President Joko Widodo.
- Indonesia to sink 70 illegal fishing boats - Xinhua | English.news.cn
- Target 70 Kapal Ditenggelamkan - Riaupos.co
- Menteri Susi Sambut HUT RI Dengan "Bom" Kapal Pencuri Ikan
- HUT RI, Menteri Susi Pengin Tenggelamkan 70 Kapal Illegal - JPNN.com
36 boats will be taken from Maritime & Fishery Surveillance Agency's catches and the rest will be taken from from the Navy & Water Police's catches.
Indonesia to sink 70 illegal fishing boats
Susi Pudjiastuti, Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said on Thursday that the ministry plans to detonate bombs on 70 illegal boats and apparatus as part to commemorate the nation's 70th Independence Day that falls on Aug. 17.
Susi said the plan to sink illegal fishing boats by detonating bombs was to show Indonesia's determent move to eradicate illegal fishing activities that have been rampant in the country in the past few years.
Besides, she added, the bombing on those ships would be a gift for the people for the Independence Day commemoration.
The minister's move to bomb the fishing boats was endorsed by President Joko Widodo.
- Indonesia to sink 70 illegal fishing boats - Xinhua | English.news.cn
- Target 70 Kapal Ditenggelamkan - Riaupos.co
- Menteri Susi Sambut HUT RI Dengan "Bom" Kapal Pencuri Ikan
- HUT RI, Menteri Susi Pengin Tenggelamkan 70 Kapal Illegal - JPNN.com
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Govt to pursue rogue ships after Benjina
The government has vowed to capture 34 rogue vessels connected to the Benjina forced labor case, following new evidence of continued illegal fishing operations within Indonesia’s maritime border with Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said on Wednesday that she would coordinate with Indonesian Naval commander Adm. Ade Supandi to conduct a sea patrol around the country’s southeastern border, where it is believed that the 34 vessels have been based in the wake of media exposure in the case of Benjina, Maluku.
Data from the ministry’s satellite has located 33 trawlers from the Antasena fleet and one cargo ship -- linked to PT Pusaka Benjina Resources (PBR), the firm accused of the slavery charges -- that fled to Papua New Guinea briefly after the government decided to stage a criminal inquiry into the Benjina case.
“This morning, I can report that the Silver Sea 2 cargo ship was spotted in Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) [and in light of this], I have asked the Naval commander to take swift action and capture [the vessels] for fleeing the scene of the crime in Benjina,” Susi told reporters during a press conference in Jakarta, on Wednesday.
In May, the Indonesian Police arrested seven suspects who were allegedly involved in the Benjina case, having tricked some 800 foreign workers onto the trawlers.
According to the Associated Press, local officials had managed to rescue hundreds of slaves thanks to a police tip-off, only to discover that a third of PT PBR’s 90 trawlers had fled the remote island and remained at large until today.
Susi said she would ask the Navy to dispatch its Landing Platform Dock (LPD) vessels to secure the borders near Timor Leste and PNG, in the hope that they would be able to capture the Silver Sea 2, the 33 trawlers and all 1,000 crewmen onboard.
Additionally, Susi said she would send diplomatic notice to the PNG government, which is following in Indonesia’s footsteps by issuing a moratorium for foreign ships this month, in order to have the ships extradited, in the event that they were captured in our neighbor’s territory.
read more: Govt to pursue rogue ships after Benjina | The Jakarta Post
The government has vowed to capture 34 rogue vessels connected to the Benjina forced labor case, following new evidence of continued illegal fishing operations within Indonesia’s maritime border with Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said on Wednesday that she would coordinate with Indonesian Naval commander Adm. Ade Supandi to conduct a sea patrol around the country’s southeastern border, where it is believed that the 34 vessels have been based in the wake of media exposure in the case of Benjina, Maluku.
Data from the ministry’s satellite has located 33 trawlers from the Antasena fleet and one cargo ship -- linked to PT Pusaka Benjina Resources (PBR), the firm accused of the slavery charges -- that fled to Papua New Guinea briefly after the government decided to stage a criminal inquiry into the Benjina case.
“This morning, I can report that the Silver Sea 2 cargo ship was spotted in Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) [and in light of this], I have asked the Naval commander to take swift action and capture [the vessels] for fleeing the scene of the crime in Benjina,” Susi told reporters during a press conference in Jakarta, on Wednesday.
In May, the Indonesian Police arrested seven suspects who were allegedly involved in the Benjina case, having tricked some 800 foreign workers onto the trawlers.
According to the Associated Press, local officials had managed to rescue hundreds of slaves thanks to a police tip-off, only to discover that a third of PT PBR’s 90 trawlers had fled the remote island and remained at large until today.
Susi said she would ask the Navy to dispatch its Landing Platform Dock (LPD) vessels to secure the borders near Timor Leste and PNG, in the hope that they would be able to capture the Silver Sea 2, the 33 trawlers and all 1,000 crewmen onboard.
Additionally, Susi said she would send diplomatic notice to the PNG government, which is following in Indonesia’s footsteps by issuing a moratorium for foreign ships this month, in order to have the ships extradited, in the event that they were captured in our neighbor’s territory.
read more: Govt to pursue rogue ships after Benjina | The Jakarta Post
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45 Burmese Fishermen rescued, Suspected Trafficking Victims
Indonesian police have rescued 45 Burmese fishermen, believed to be trafficking victims, from a hotel in central Jakarta where they were taken after traveling on fake documents, officials and the men said Thursday, August 6.
Authorities tracked down the group Wednesday by zeroing in on a cellphone signal, said Lt. Col. Arie Dharmanto, head of the National Police human trafficking unit. They had been brought to the capital from the eastern Indonesian island of Ambon.
read more: 45 Burmese Fishermen rescued, Suspected Trafficking Victims | International | Tempo.Co :: Indonesian News Portal
Indonesian police have rescued 45 Burmese fishermen, believed to be trafficking victims, from a hotel in central Jakarta where they were taken after traveling on fake documents, officials and the men said Thursday, August 6.
Authorities tracked down the group Wednesday by zeroing in on a cellphone signal, said Lt. Col. Arie Dharmanto, head of the National Police human trafficking unit. They had been brought to the capital from the eastern Indonesian island of Ambon.
read more: 45 Burmese Fishermen rescued, Suspected Trafficking Victims | International | Tempo.Co :: Indonesian News Portal
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Govt to send three ships to identify unnamed islands
Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Indroyono Soesilo said on Monday that the government had planned to deploy three ships to identify thousands of unnamed islands in Indonesian territory to avoid future conflicts with neighboring countries.
“We are sending the ships to the western, eastern and central partS of the Indonesian archipelago to get data on and name those unnamed islands,” he said as quoted by tempo.co.
Indroyono said that at least 4,000 islands in Indonesia did not have names.
The naming process, he added, would also involve local people, who inhabited the islands.
Indroyono said that this project would take time to complete. After naming the islands, the Indonesian government must register the new names with the United Nations to avoid conflicts with other countries.
Govt to send three ships to identify unnamed islands | The Jakarta Post
Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Indroyono Soesilo said on Monday that the government had planned to deploy three ships to identify thousands of unnamed islands in Indonesian territory to avoid future conflicts with neighboring countries.
“We are sending the ships to the western, eastern and central partS of the Indonesian archipelago to get data on and name those unnamed islands,” he said as quoted by tempo.co.
Indroyono said that at least 4,000 islands in Indonesia did not have names.
The naming process, he added, would also involve local people, who inhabited the islands.
Indroyono said that this project would take time to complete. After naming the islands, the Indonesian government must register the new names with the United Nations to avoid conflicts with other countries.
Govt to send three ships to identify unnamed islands | The Jakarta Post
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