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You just jealous that we did more to protect our territory than you did yours. How many illegal Chinese fishermen did you caught? I'm gonna guess zero.

I think they are getting nervous since China will start implementing fishing ban in SCS. They can't fish without facing china's patrol for 3 months in SCS, and will be captured if they enter Indonesian water.


we got three boat recently and we deported them back to China. They are poor people, no needed to sink such boats.

The fisherman maybe poor, but they are usually just worker, not the boat owner. We can deport the fisherman, but the boats must not be used again to conduct illegal fishing activity.
 
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61 warships secure western parts of Indonesia

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Sixty-one warships have been deployed to secure Indonesia’s maritime territory in the western parts of the country, Navy chief of staff Adm. Ade Supandi has said.

The deployment of the warships is also aimed at protecting local fishermen against the threat of illegal fishing by foreign fishermen.

"The maritime territory around Riau Islands is among those that we will secure," he said in Tanjungpinang on Monday as quoted by Antara news agency.

Ade said the focus on waters around Riau Islands and other western regions was a result of rampant poaching by foreign fishing vessels.

Supandi has advised local fishermen not to worry about threats from foreign fishermen. If foreign fishermen threatened the livelihoods of local fishermen, the Navy would do its utmost to chase and capture them.

"If foreign parties chase our fishermen, we will chase them back and catch them," he remarked after a brief meeting with Riau Islands Governor HM Sani.

On the same occasion Supandi warned local fishermen against poaching in the territorial waters of neighboring countries and to remain within Indonesian waters.

He also said they were not permitted to trawl for catch fish. "They must possess fishing permits," he added.

61 warships secure western parts of Indonesia | The Jakarta Post
 
I think they are getting nervous since China will start implementing fishing ban in SCS. They can't fish without facing china's patrol for 3 months in SCS, and will be captured if they enter Indonesian water.
we don´t care of whatever chinese say and announce. it is a "worthless decision". check the news dude.
Vietnam opposes Chinese fishing ban in disputed sea| Reuters
The fisherman maybe poor, but they are usually just worker, not the boat owner. We can deport the fisherman, but the boats must not be used again to conduct illegal fishing activity.
you do as if illegal fishing is the only thing now you care.
 
What interesting to see in the near future is how China will implement and enforce their policy on fishing ban in SCS. Will they confiscating fisherman boats that continue operating within sea area claimed by China? And what the response from vietnamese government if such insident happen to their fisherman? Will things get blown up?

Hard to predict, since both side have a bad view toward each other. If not handled carefully, the sentiment can spread wildly and result in violent demonstration that attack chinese citizen in vietnam.

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People trafficking has become world's second biggest illegal market after drugs

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Then there are men tricked and/or sold into slavery, like the 550 young men and boys, many from Cambodia and Myanmar, recently rescued from locked cages on an isolated Indonesian island. Some of them had been forced for years to work on fishing trawlers, under fear of death, for up to 22 hours a day. Here they are only several weeks ago, responding to their rescuers' question of whether they want to go home.

more: People trafficking has become world's second biggest illegal market after drugs
 
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Minister Susi says fights against illegal fishing to continue

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti reiterated on Thursday that the government would continue its stern action against illegal fishing by foreign vessels on Indonesian waters.

“Thousands of vessels fish illegally [on Indonesian waters],” Susi told a number of ambassadors at the International Relations/Donors Meeting in Jakarta on Thursday.

She promised to work faster by coordinating and disseminating information to the relevant embassies in the event that fishing vessels from their respective countries were arrested for fishing illegally.

Previously, Susi insisted that relevant authorities would be instructed to immediately sink any foreign fishing vessels caught poaching on Indonesian waters.

Minister Susi says fights against illegal fishing to continue | The Jakarta Post
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Indonesia To Maintain Tough Measure Against Illegal Fishing

Marine and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti told foreign ambassadors that Indonesia will continue applying tough measure against illegal fishing in the country's waters.

"There are thousands of foreign fishing vessels operating illegally in Indonesian waters," Susi said at a meeting on 'International Relations/Donors Meeting' here on Thursday.

She said she did not want to go back to the days when the fishing ships of thieves were handed over back to the thieves through auctions held on order from the court of law.

She said she would pass information to the embassy of a country if the authorities caught or sank fishing vessels from the related country for illegally operating in Indonesian waters.

She said she is after the corporations financing the illegal operations not after individuals.

Secretary general of the People's Coalition of Fishery Justice, Abdul Halim said the fishery law has often been implemented against individuals in the sea while the corporations which finance the illegal operations are safe from the law.

Earlier, Susi said the government will sink fishing ships found illegally operating in Indonesian waters.

She said the measure is allowed by the fishery law without going through the process at court of law.

The maritime authorities would bring the crew of the ship to safety before their ship was exploded and sank, she said.

She said she chose the measure as the court's decisions have often been disappointing to the maritime authorities, who have worked hard to bring the suspects and the ships to court.

Indonesia To Maintain Tough Measure Against Illegal Fishing - Antara News Bali
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A New Hotline—Over Illegal Fishing?

JAKARTA, Indonesia – Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti says an information hotline could provide better, faster information to countries in the region about its plans to sink foreign-flagged boats found operating illegally in the country’s vast waters.

more: A New Hotline—Over Illegal Fishing? - Indonesia Real Time - WSJ
 
Philippine Fishing Vessel Seized in Indonesian Waters

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Cambodia rescues another 199 trafficked laborers from Thai fishing boats in Indonesia

Cambodia has saved another 199 Cambodian people, who were trafficked to work as illegal fishermen in Indonesia, Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Friday.

"With the cooperation from the Indonesian authorities, the Cambodian Embassy (to Indonesia) has rescued 199 Cambodian laborers from Thai fishing vessels in the Indonesian island of Ambon," he said in a news statement.

The group will return to Cambodia in late June, said he.

On Wednesday, the spokesman said that another group of 59 Cambodian trafficked workers, who were also rescued from fishing boats in Indonesia, will arrive in Cambodia this week and next week.

Trafficked fishermen are frequently forced to work long hours and physically and psychologically abused. They are often unpaid and forced to serve on voyages for months or even years.

Cambodia rescues another 199 trafficked laborers from Thai fishing boats in Indonesia - China.org.cn
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Palau to Burn Vietnamese Fishing Vessels to Deter Future IUU Activities

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The leadership of the Republic of Palau has agreed to burn three wooden Vietnamese fishing vessels in its possession while documenting the event for the international media to deter future illegal fishing activities in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

President Remengesau disclosed that members of the Olbiil Era Kelulau and his office during the last leadership meeting agreed that the latest batch of Vietnamese vessels would be burned at sea.

The event, as agreed, would also be documented and shared to the international media.
There are five Vietnamese boats currently under Palau’s custody including over 60 Vietnamese national detained at the Marine Law Enforcement (MLE) building in Malakal.

MLE Chief Tutii expressed the need to expedite deportation process in light of MLE’s facilities, which are not suitable for holding a large amount of detainees at one time.

Three captains will be prosecuted while the two remaining captains will captain two of the vessels, which will be stripped down except for essential provisions and food. The two vessels and her passengers will be escorted out of Palau’s EEZ.

No announcement has been made on when the government plans to conduct the vessel burning event. However since fuel and oil will be drained, the environmental impacts will be minimum.

Palau to Burn Vietnamese Fishing Vessels to Deter Future IUU Activities | Oceania Television Network
 
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Indonesia Urges Joint Patrols With China in South China Sea

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Countries with competing territorial claims in the South China Sea -- including China -- should carry out joint “peace patrols” there to reduce the risk of conflict, Indonesia’s defense minister said.

Senior U.S. military officials have recently urged Southeast Asian countries to jointly patrol the waters as it seeks to reassure its allies it will back them against China’s assertions to about four-fifths of the sea. But they haven’t mentioned China as a potential participant.

The proposed patrols would send a message that no single country should “build up strength or threaten anyone” in the waters, minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said in an interview on Saturday on the sidelines of a regional meeting of defense ministers and military chiefs in Singapore.

Parts of the waters are also claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, the Philippines and Malaysia. Over the last 18 months, China has accelerated reclamation work on reefs, raising alarms regionally and in the U.S., which in turn has stepped up its aerial and sea patrols of the area.

Indonesia has long said it is a neutral party in the disputes, even as waters off its Natuna archipelago -- an area rich in natural gas -- appear to overlap slightly with China’s claims.

Asked whether he whether he thought China had designs on the Natuna islands, Ryacudu said “not yet” and added China had no right over them. “We have history there,” he said.

Joint patrols in the waters would be hard to implement, even assuming countries agree to the idea. The 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China have been working toward a “code of conduct” for the waters for more than a decade without major progress.

Not Impossible
Still, Malaysia’s Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said joint patrols with China were “not an impossibility.”

“China has more to lose if the region is unstable,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Singapore forum. Patrols by more than one country have been very effective in other areas, like curbing piracy in the Malacca Strait, he said.

In his speech earlier to the Shangri-La dialogue, Hishammuddin urged Southeast Asian nations to reach a code of conduct for the disputed waters soon.

“If we’re not careful it could certainly escalate into one of the deadliest conflicts of our time,” he said.

Addressing the forum on Saturday, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani proposed the broader use of common rules for behavior at sea and in the air in the region, particularly the deployment of a system known as CUES -- Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea. He also proposed greater cooperation on surveillance and intelligence with Southeast Asian nations.

Territorial Sensitivities
“In principle I think everyone would agree,” Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen told reporters in response. “How it’s done and at what pace, we’ll leave it to the various fora.”

A challenge for countries in the region is to find a way to conduct joint maritime surveillance without impinging on territorial sensitivities, Philippine Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez, head of the country’s western command, said during a panel session. He advocates the development of a version of CUES for coastguards in the region.

“If history is a guide, previous efforts at countering threats and challenges from a joint and multinational level have not been very encouraging,” he said. “Particularly for Southeast Asia, previous maritime security initiatives have been weighed down by sovereignty issues, cooperation rigidity, burden sharing issues and capacity sharing issues.”

Islamic State
Ryacudu, a former army chief of staff, also said Indonesia’s military should play a greater role in tackling Islamist extremists, particularly the threat posed by Islamic State.

Between 200 and 500 Indonesians are believed to have joined the group in the Middle East, giving them new skills they could use if they return. Supporters at home might heed IS calls for violence in its name.

Ryacudu said the military’s extensive network of command posts right down to the village level should be the “eyes and ears” of the state in tracking down suspects.

“If events are disturbing the people, then it’s a police issue,” he said. “But if they disturb the state, then the military should be involved.”

The remarks appear to indicate a growing assertiveness by the military under President Joko Widodo, who is known as Jokowi. The military had a large political and internal security role under former dictator Suharto, but withdrew after his regime collapsed amid pro-democracy protests in 1998.

The police force has led the campaign against extremism for the past 15 years, winning praise internationally for its efforts.

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Indonesia Urges Joint Patrols With China in South China Sea - Bloomberg Business
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52 Filipinos caught fishing illegally in Indonesia arriving

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DAVAO CITY – Fifty-two Filipino fishers repatriated by Indonesian authorities for illegal fishing in Indonesian waters will arrive at the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) headquarters here on Tuesday, June 2, for turnover to Philippine authorities.

Captain Alberto Caber, Eastmincom spokesperson, said Indonesian authorities apprehended the Filipino fishers, aged 19-50, in April this year after they allegedly encroached in Indonesian waters to fish.

Caber said the fishers would arrive at the Eastmincom aboard the BRP Cebu from Indonesia for a formal turnover ceremony attended by immigration and quarantine officials and the Department of Social Welfare and Services.

“Most of their fishing boats were already destroyed by Indonesian authorities,” Caber said.

52 Filipinos caught fishing illegally in Indonesia arriving | Inquirer Global Nation
 
Two small Malaysian fishing boats seized in Riau (2/6/15)

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PEKANBARU -- Two Malaysian fishing boats were seized by the marine police on Tuesday for fishing illegally in the waters of Bengkalis district in Sumatra's Riau province.

Director of the Marine Police Directorate of the Riau Police Command Senior Commissioner Denny Pudjianto SIK told Antara here that the two boats were caught at around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

"The police were on patrol when they saw the two boats fishing in the waters of Bengkalis," he said.

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Pudjianto added that the vessels suspected to have been poaching fish were identified by the numbers JHF 7039 B and JHF 6489 B, led by Abdul Rahim bin Muhammad Bakri (37) and Tan Yong Hua (54), respectively.

Besides detaining the two boats, the police held four Malaysian crew members of the vessels, as well. They are Bakar Bin Yakup (40), M. Safari Bin Buntal (40), Yeong Song (52), and Rusli Bin Kamis (47).

"The skippers and crew members are all from Parit Jawa, Muar, Malaysia," he noted. On searching the boats, they discovered fish believed to have been their catch. The two boats and their crew have been taken to Bengkalis, Riau, for further investigation.

Two Malaysian fishing boats seized in Riau | Republika Online
 
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EDITORIAL| Chasing tuna
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THEY are finally home. The 52 fishermen who were arrested by Indonesian authorities for illegal fishing in their territory arrived yesterday at Camp Panacan. On board BRP Cebu, they sailed from Bitung Port, Manado last Sunday and arrived at 5am here.

According to Lt. Col. Alexis Noel Bravo, head of the border crossing patrol, the repatriation was made possible because of the coordination of both the Indonesian and Philippine consulates. He said that they were on patrol starting May 24 and came across fishing vessels that were already on Indonesian waters. These fishing vessels had to be reminded to turn back or face sanctions from Indonesia. Bravo said that there are still about a hundred Filipino fishermen detained in Bitung awaiting clearance from the Philippine consulate in Manado.

Since November, Indonesia has tightened its watch on their territorial waters as fishermen from neighboring countries continue to cast their nets on their fishing grounds. There have been more than a hundred already repatriated since the beginning of the year. Boats were blown up and destroyed since late last year, showing that Indonesia is serious in stopping illegal fishing in their territorial waters.

Most of those whe were repatriated were tuna fishermen.

It has become increasingly difficult to catch tuna, said Alexander Balutan, one of the fishermen who was repatriated. He said they were arrested last March 20 on board Fortuna 05 with 11 crew. Fishing is the only job that he knows and no matter the difficulties he faced in the detention cell in Bitung, he will still go back to the sea. This time, he said, he will no longer try his luck and cross the border.

For the past couple of years, we have heard that the tuna is dwindling fast, raising concerns on the state of the fishing industry in General Santos City where majority of the tuna canning facilities are located. Government should look into why this is happening.

EDITORIAL| Chasing tuna | Mindanao Times
 
Govt forms another anti-illegal fishing task force

The government has stepped up its maritime law enforcement by preparing a presidential decree that will lay the groundwork for the establishment of a new task force to combat illegal fishing, according to a government official.

Mas Achmad Santosa, head of the task force for the prevention and eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, said that a presidential decree (Perpres) was currently in the works to establish a new task force with the authority to take action on illegal poachers and other perpetrators of related offenses caught in Indonesia’s territorial waters.

Achmad said the new “combat” task force would answer to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo himself, a position that would make it different from the existing ministerial task force that he currently leads.

“The task force that I lead will continue to assist the maritime affairs and fisheries minister in monitoring, evaluating and improving on the current [maritime and fisheries] system,” Achmad told The Jakarta Post.
“On the other hand, the presidential task force will focus on eradicating and combating illegal fishing.”

Achmad said the new task force would combine all law enforcers at the national level to “deal with illegal fishing on site”.

He said the new task force would be crucial in having a deterrent effect on poachers, as there were still many reports of foreign fishing vessels entering Indonesian territorial waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to fish illegally.

The task force for the prevention and eradication of IUU fishing, first commissioned at the end of last year to support the temporary fishing license ban, will continue to oversee law enforcement initiatives until October this year, to ensure that recommendations from the analysis and evaluation of current foreign-built fishing vessels are duly implemented.

According to Ahmad, the presidential decree to officiate the new task force is currently being reviewed at the office of the Cabinet Secretary.

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti had hinted at the new decree a number of times in the past, most recently when answering questions regarding her ship-sinking policy during the Indonesia Strategic Partnership Meeting last week in Jakarta.

In reply to queries from foreign envoys, Susi apologized for the slow response her ministry had been accused of, arguing that a lack of coordination between relevant institutions like the Navy and the National Police had contributed to a staggered flow of information to representatives of countries whose vessels were involved in illegal fishing practices.

She said the new presidential decree on the anti-illegal fishing task force would allow her to glean intelligence from the Navy directly, instead of relying on secondhand information provided to fisheries courts or foreign embassies.

“From the Navy we still have to get information [ourselves] because they are not obliged to report to me. But [once the presidential decree is] signed next week, then it will be different,” Susi said. “At the moment it’s still independently done.”

Meanwhile, maritime and fisheries expert Yonvitner from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) said that the move to establish another task force for illegal fishing would only create redundancy.

Yonvitner said the new agency would further complicate the coordination of existing institutions like the Maritime Security Board (Bakamla), the Navy, the water police and the Maritime Council, as well as the many fisheries courts and prosecution offices in the country.

“We need only to optimize the functions of existing institutions, so they don’t become idle,” he told the Post on Tuesday, citing the Office of the Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister as a disconcerting example.

Govt forms another anti-illegal fishing task force | The Jakarta Post
 
61 warships secure western parts of Indonesia

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Sixty-one warships have been deployed to secure Indonesia’s maritime territory in the western parts of the country, Navy chief of staff Adm. Ade Supandi has said.

The deployment of the warships is also aimed at protecting local fishermen against the threat of illegal fishing by foreign fishermen.

"The maritime territory around Riau Islands is among those that we will secure," he said in Tanjungpinang on Monday as quoted by Antara news agency.

Ade said the focus on waters around Riau Islands and other western regions was a result of rampant poaching by foreign fishing vessels.

Supandi has advised local fishermen not to worry about threats from foreign fishermen. If foreign fishermen threatened the livelihoods of local fishermen, the Navy would do its utmost to chase and capture them.

"If foreign parties chase our fishermen, we will chase them back and catch them," he remarked after a brief meeting with Riau Islands Governor HM Sani.

On the same occasion Supandi warned local fishermen against poaching in the territorial waters of neighboring countries and to remain within Indonesian waters.

He also said they were not permitted to trawl for catch fish. "They must possess fishing permits," he added.

61 warships secure western parts of Indonesia | The Jakarta Post
Oh, I didn't know Indonesia has a large navy.
 

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