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Indonesian Coast Guard seized 3 illegal fishing boats from Malaysia and 1 illegal fishing boat from Vietnam in Natuna waters (14/10)

Badan Keamanan Laut (Bakamla) menangkap 4 kapal pencuri ikan yang berada di Laut Natuna. Tiga kapal berbendera Malaysia dan satu kapal berbendera Vietnam ini diduga melakukan penangkapan tanpa izin di perairan Zona Ekonomi Eksklusif Indonesia (ZEEI).

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Penangkapan ini dilakukan KP Hiu Macan 01 yang tergabung dalam Operasi Nusantara VIII Bakamla pada Jumat (14/10/2016). Keempat kapal yang ditangkap adalah JHF 7009TU1 (bendera Malaysia), JHF 7009TU2 (Malaysia), JHFA 398 TU02 Malaysia), dan BTH 96467 TS (bendera Vietnam).

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http://news.detik.com/berita/d-3322...curi-ikan-asal-malaysia-dan-vietnam-di-natuna
 
Indonesian navy seized one illegal foreign fishing boat from Taiwan in North Sulawesi waters (12/10)

Kapal Perang TNI Angkatan Laut Koarmatim, KRI Untung Suropati (USP)-372 dengan Komandan Kapal Letkol Laut (P) Taufik Ramadhan yang tergabung dalam Operasi Benteng Ambalat 2016, melakukan penangkapan Kapal Ikan asing (KIA) FB Jih Lin Tsai 16 berbendera Taiwan yang membawa 100 Kg Ikan Tuna di Perairan Sulawesi Utara, pada hari Rabu, (12/10/2016).

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Foreign poachers return to Indonesian waters
After almost two months of plain sailing, patrol authorities have again found foreign boats encroaching the country’s waters for fish.

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The government’s bold move to sink 71 foreign vessels for poaching to celebrate the 71st anniversary of Indonesian independence on Aug. 17 had quieted the seas for a while.

But entering October, the poachers had returned, especially in Natuna, raising doubts on the effectiveness of the sinking policy.

In the first two weeks of the month, the authorities seized a total of 32 foreign fishing vessels, including the latest arrests of two Vietnamese ships caught fishing in Natuna waters on Sunday by the Navy’s Western Region Fleet Command (Koarmabar).

On Friday, the Maritime Security Board (Bakamla) also caught four vessels, three Vietnamese and one Malaysian, in Natuna.

In addition, between Oct. 7 and Oct. 12, the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry’s Task Force 115 for Eradicating Illegal Fishing also arrested three and four ships from Malaysia and the Philippines, respectively, in Natuna and Sulawesi waters.

The countries of origin of two remaining ships remain unknown.

Meanwhile, the water police unit (Polair) arrested five ships from Vietnam, one from Malaysia and one of an undetermined origin. The Indonesian Navy also seized 10 ships, including six from the Philippines, two from Malaysia, one from Taiwan and one from Vietnam.

Task Force 115, Koarmabar, Bakamla, Polair and the Eastern Fleet (Koarmatim) are key stakeholders in Indonesia’s fight against illegal fishing with the task force acting as the leading body.

Task Force chairman Mas Achmad Santosa adding that foreign poachers waited for an opportunity to come back to Indonesian waters because they thought Indonesia had fewer ships on patrol after the August sinking.

“But we are, in fact, increasing patrol, even in the outer islands. They probably think that our sea is very vast and that we have limited fleets to secure our sea. We are increasing coordination between stakeholders every day,” Achmad told The Jakarta Post on Monday.

The latest arrests, according to Achmad, have proven that all stakeholders are now working well to curb any illegal fishing activities.

Readmore: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/18/foreign-poachers-return-indonesian-waters.html
 
Lol, they got the wrong prediction Indonesia is at high time to patrolling the high seas
 
>>> What's happening in Vietnam with all these sudden surge of illegal fishing boats influx to Natuna in October?

Indonesian Coast Guard seized 3 illegal foreign fishing boats from Vietnam in Natuna waters (17/10)

Setelah beberapa hari lalu Bakamla RI dengan menggunakan KP Hiu Macan 01 menangkap empat kapal ikan asing (KIA), Selasa malam kembali menangkap tiga KIA tanpa menggunakan bendera negara dengan jumlah 32 awak berkewarganegaraan Vietnam.

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Ketiga kapal yaitu KG 93194 TS, BWFMAI4, dan BWFMAI3, disergap di Laut Natuna.

KP Hiu Macan 01 yang saat itu sedang melaksanakan operasi di wilayah ZEE Indonesia, pada posisi 03º 33.913’ N / 109º 58.978’ E mendeteksi adanya kapal-kapal ikan asing yang sedang melakukan aktivitas di perairan tersebut. Kapal langsung mengejarnya untuk proses henrikhan (penghentian, pemeriksaan, dan penahanan).

“Dengan jarak lebih dari 1 mil kami mendeteksi adanya lebih dari 3 kapal sedang bergelombor dan berpasang-pasangan, namun pada saat kami kejar mereka memutus jaringan. Kapal LG 93194 TS berhasil tertangkap dan yang lainnya kabur”, ujar Suyitno selaku Kasie Operasi Keselamatan Laut Bakamla RI yang saat itu sedang ikut operasi.

http://poskotanews.com/2016/10/20/tiga-kapal-pencuri-ikan-ditangkap-di-laut-natuna/

The chinese kicked them off of their fishing hole.
 
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Singapore-flagged vessel detained for allegedly smuggling goods in Batam waterway (16/10)

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The Indonesian navy has detained a Singapore-flagged vessel and its crew of 12, allegedly for smuggling used television sets, refrigerators and other household items from the city state.

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...etained-for-smuggling-goods-in-batam-waterway



Singapore-flagged tanker (MT Zamidah) smuggling 400 ton illegal fuel, seized by Indonesian Navy in Bangka Belitung waters (16/10)

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http://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasiona...l-bendera-singapura-bermuatan-400-ton-minyak/
 
Arrests follow discovery of Filipino sailors with Indonesian IDs
North Sulawesi Police have arrested two people suspected of involvement in counterfeiting Indonesian ID cards for 11 Filipino sailors caught on board a fishing vessel.

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The arrest was a follow up to a raid on illegal fishing in September by joint task force Satgas 115, which stopped the D’Von in the waters of North Sulawesi. On board the D’Von, the task force found 11 Filipinos holding Indonesian ID cards issued by Bitung municipal administration.

Following further investigations police arrested the owner of the D’Von, identified only as DL, and an official in Bitung Population and Civil Registry Agency, identified only as NL.

Bitung administration spokesperson Erwin Kontu said they would punish officials who were found to have helped counterfeit the ID cards. “The regulations say we can fire them, and now the case is in North Sulawesi Police’s hands, it is a legal process,” he said Friday.

“Other civil servants must learn a lesson from this case,” he said.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...-of-filipino-sailors-with-indonesian-ids.html
 
This crack down and anti red tape campaign give me a feel we headed toward a right path, a true mental revolution indeed
 
Indonesian maritime police seized 2 illegal foreign fishing boats from philippines in North Sulawesi waters (21/10)

Dua kapal jenis pamboat milik warga negara Filipina, masing-masing KM Grazia dan KM Debay yang diduga melakukan illegal fishing, diamankan Direktorat Polair Polda Sulawesi Utara, Jumat (21-10-2016) sekitar pukul 10.00 WITA. Kedua kapal tersebut diamankan saat Direktorat Polair Polda Sulut melakukan patroli perbatasan di wilayah perairan Kepulauan Miangas, Talaud, menggunakan Kapal Polisi XV-214.

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http://www.tribratanews.com/dit-pol...-dan-nelayan-filipina-pelaku-illegal-fishing/
 
Stranded Thai fishermen fear return
Dread taking on debt if they leave islands

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More than 20 Thai crew members of undocumented fishing trawlers abandoned in Indonesia are reluctant to return home, fearing the cost of travelling will make them indebted again, according to the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN).

The Thai nationals, abandoned on several Indonesian islands, have asked the government to pay for their flights home to prevent their sinking into further financial trouble, said the LPN, which previously helped 10 undocumented Thai workers return home.

Over the past two years, the LPN has pushed for state agencies to help bring back Thai workers living illegally on Tuan and Benjina islands in Indonesia, said LPN manager Patima Tangpratchayakul.

The Indonesian authorities have conducted surveys of Thais abandoned by fishing trawlers on the islands; however, due to language barriers, the Indonesian authorities have only recorded information related to their appearance rather than their names, she said.

According to the network, there are over 20 undocumented Thai workers on Tuan island wishing to return to Thailand.

Among them are three workers found in August who are still waiting for the results of a government inspection of their identity documents, known as seaman's books, and those kept by the trawlers.

This process is required before they are allowed to return home, Ms Patima said.

These people have been living a difficult life as they are forced to move from one place to another because of their illegal migrant status, she said, adding they have to do whatever job they can find to earn money to survive.

"They are worried about debt they may incur, and unless the Thai government can arrange for their air tickets, they are reluctant to seek help," she said.

These workers are worried they won't be able to find enough money to repay such debts, so the government should come up with a clear policy on how it can help them, Ms Patima said.

Among the workers which the group helped, along with the Foreign Ministry which paid for his airfare to Thailand, was Sarayuth Phuangsanthia, 33, from Nakhon Ratchasima who had been left on an Indonesian island for about seven years.

He was lured by a labour broker offering a monthly salary of 15,000 baht to work on a fishing trawler entering Indonesian seas illegally.

He was paid the salary immediately once he agreed to get on the trawler -- the first and last time he was paid for the job.

After the trawler was seized by Indonesian authorities in a crackdown, its crew members including Mr Sarayuth were abandoned on an island.

The owner of the trawler only cared about getting the boat back, said Mr Sarayuth.

During his years without documentation on Tuan island, Mr Sarayuth chose to live in the jungle to avoid being questioned by locals over his identity.

At one point he came close to dying of malaria, an ordeal that strengthened his resolve to return home.

After twice missing a chance to meet the LPN team visiting the island, he begged villagers to notify him when the LPN was next visting.

He finally met them on their third visit and was brought home.

Prasong Thoensaket, 44, from Buri Ram, had to fight for survival on an Indonesian island for nine years before the group and government stepped in to help.

All his family, apart from his niece, had little hope of finding Mr Prasong alive. But his niece Natthaphon Sonroi, 20, kept searching for Mr Prasong until one day she found a news article published on a popular webpage in Surin province about him having been rescued from Indonesia.

Ms Patima said many of the workers told their employers on the fishing trawlers that they wanted to return home -- a wish that was later ignored or denied.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1118437/
 
This crack down and anti red tape campaign give me a feel we headed toward a right path, a true mental revolution indeed

illegal levies have created high cost economic burden that slow down our economy all this time. Yet, we are able to grow more than 5% in the last quarter. Imagine the leap if we can uproot all this unnecessary burden, 6 or even 7% growth is not impossible, the room for growth is there.

Trillion upon trillion rupiah that lost through illegal means should be utilized for infrastructure development and all that good and productive stuff.
 
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Indian Ocean nations set guidelines on maritime security
Twenty-one nations bordering the Indian Ocean, comprising African, Asian and Oceanic states as part of an international organization, now have guidelines for maritime safety and security and five other priorities.

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The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Concord was completed at the ongoing senior officials’ meeting, almost two decades since the organization was first formed in 1997, under the chairmanship of Indonesia from 2015 to next year. South Africa takes over next year.

The Concord will be signed during the first ever IORA Summit next year, to be held in Jakarta, to mark the organization’s 20th anniversary.

Although details were not revealed, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said Wednesday that the concord will strengthen ties between IORA members.

The Concord “[…] will be our main outcome from our chairmanship at the IORA,” she said after meeting IORA secretary-general KV Bhagirath at the Bali International Convention Center here.

“For the first time in its 20 years, we have a concord that will be the basis that will strengthen our cooperation in the pillars we have agreed on, which we cannot reveal now,” Retno said.

The concord comprises guidelines to IORA’s six priorities. Apart from maritime safety and security, they are trade and investment facilities, fisheries management, disaster risk management, research, science and technology, as well as tourism and cultural exchange.

One of the related issues in the guidelines will concern illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as Indonesia long fought for it to be a priority issue inserted into the concord throughout its chairmanship starting last October.

Illegal fishing poses a serious problem for the economies of coastal states and the sustainability of their fisheries, and has also threatened the stability of marine ecosystems. IUU fishing has contributed to Indonesia’s annual economic losses of up to US$20 billion because several fishing grounds have been heavily depleted.

Bhagirath confirmed that IUU fishing would be addressed under the issue of maritime safety and security, the organization’s top priority. He added other initiatives included a vocational training scheme for small and medium enterprises in Somalia and Yemen.

“The idea is to take, say, 10 Somali experts or businessmen — it could be private sector also — and 10 Yemeni experts or officials or businessmen and bring them all to another country to train,” he said.

South Africa is next in line to take the chairmanship after Indonesia next October until 2019. Deputy director general of Asia and the Middle East at South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation, Anil Sooklal, confirmed that IUU fishing would remain a priority under their leadership.

“We are all rich in fish and sea resources but we are not fully taking advantage of the capacity that exists within the oceans. […] we are all victims of IUU because as developing countries, we don’t have the real capacity to control our waters,” he said, citing South Africa’s 3,000 kilometer coastline.

On Thursday a council of ministers meeting will be held. So far, ministers and one deputy minister from 11 countries — Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka and the UAE — have already confirmed their attendance.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...nations-set-guidelines-maritime-security.html
 
President to Open Interpol Meeting in Bali
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to open the 85th Interpol general assembly in Nusa Dua, Bali, which will take place from November 7 to 10, 2016.

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Two main speakers at the event are Tito Karnavian, National Police Chief General, and Susi Pudjiastuti, Marine and Fisheries Minister. Karnavian is scheduled to share his experiences related to the disclosures and steps to combat terrorism, while Susi will put forward numerous cases of illegal fishing in Indonesian waters and its impact on the environment.

The Interpol general assembly will be attended by 1,200 delegates from 154 member countries of Interpol, 10 Sub-bureau of Interpol, observers from international organizations, exhibitors and journalists from home and abroad. Three major themes that will be discussed in this session include terrorism, organized crimes and cyber crimes.

readmore: http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/10/27/055815438/President-to-Open-Interpol-Meeting-in-Bali


80 more fishermen from GenSan, nearby areas jailed in Indonesia for illegal fishing

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—At least 80 more fishermen from this city and other parts of Mindanao have been arrested and detained in Indonesia for allegedly illegal-fishing violations.

Daniel Te, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Regional Consular Office-12 here, said the fishermen were crew members of eight to 10 fishing boats that were apprehended since last month by Indonesian naval authorities after reportedly encroaching its territorial waters.

He said most of those apprehended were light tuna-fishing boats owned by operators based in this city.

readmore: http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/80...reas-jailed-in-indonesia-for-illegal-fishing/


Indonesian court rules Singaporean boat captain held in Riau to be detained until case goes to trial

A Tanjung Pinang district court has ruled on Thursday (Oct 27) that Singaporean boat captain Shoo Chiau Huat has to answer to a charge of entering Indonesia illegally, ending all hope of the Singaporean being released from jail on the same day.

Shoo, who was arrested on April 16 for illegal fishing and held in a Tanjung Pinang jail ever since, will now have to remain behind bars until the case goes to trial next Tuesday (Nov 1).

Shoo was carrying 13 passengers from Singapore and Malaysia on board the MV Selin when the boat was stopped by the Indonesian navy in Tanjung Berakit waters, off Bintan island, for trespassing in April.

All the passengers were deported about a week after their arrests but Shoo was charged with illegal fishing in Indonesian waters instead of trespassing.

readmore: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se...aptain-held-in-riau-to-be-detained-until-case
 
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