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Blowing Up Boats Sets Indonesia’s Scarce Fish Swimming Again
Indonesia’s crackdown on illegal fishing -- with the public spectacle of seized boats blown to smithereens -- may have sparked tensions with China, but the country’s fisheries minister says it has led to a significant drop in overfishing.

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The rejuvenation of fishing stocks will help Indonesia’s economy as other growth drivers falter, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said Thursday in an interview in Washington, DC.

Her role sees her defending an industry that along with farming and forestry makes up 14 percent of the economy of the world’s largest archipelago, and employs millions of Indonesians. The decline in fish stocks in north Asia has seen boats push into the territorial waters of Southeast Asian nations like Indonesia, often shadowed by their home country’s armed coast guards, which raises the potential for clashes at sea.

Pudjiastuti, 51, has been in cabinet since October 2014 and is popular with the public for her tough stance. Since the end of that year, Indonesia has destroyed 220 foreign boats. It has also faced increased Chinese claims that waters surrounding the gas-rich Natuna Islands are part of traditional Chinese fishing grounds.

“We catch them and we sink them,” Pudjiastuti said of the boats. “That’s the new rule, the national consensus.”

“If you fish in my EEZ, that’s illegal fishing,” she said, referring to Indonesia’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. “If that fish is in my EEZ, that’s mine. If that fish swims past the EEZ, that’s anybody’s.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-18/blowing-up-boats-sets-indonesia-s-scarce-fish-swimming-again
 
Indonesian navy seized one Malaysian illegal fishing boat, KM SF 1-2929, in Tanjung Datu waters, 18/9/2016

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Satu kapal ikan KM SF 1-2929 berbendera Malaysia dengan muatan sekitar 750 kilogram ikan campuran, berhasil ditangkap patroli keamanan laut (Patkamla) Pos TNI Angkatan Laut (Posal) Temajuk diperairan Tanjung Datu, Temajuk, Minggu (18/9/2016) sekitar pukul 13.00 WIB.

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http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/...laysia-ditangkap-patroli-keamanan-laut-tni-al
 
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Indonesia: Chinese Fishing Boats Detained
Indonesia caught two Chinese fishing vessels operating in waters around Indonesia’s Natuna Islands in the South China Sea on Sept. 22, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti said, Kyodo reported.

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The incident was the first of its kind since an international arbitration court invalidated much of China’s claims to the South China Sea, including waters near the Natunas inside Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone. Earlier this week, Indonesia announced that it plans to carry out joint patrols in its waters with the United States and Japan to combat maritime threats such as illegal fishing.

https://www.stratfor.com/situation-report/indonesia-chinese-fishing-boats-detained
 
South of the South China Sea Fun: Indonesia and U.S. to Work Together Off Indonesian Waters

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ABS-CBN News reports "Indonesia, US plan joint patrols on edge of Indonesian waters":
Indonesia and the United States have planned to carry out joint patrols around the outer maritime boundaries of Indonesian territorial waters in an effort to combat illegal fishing and human trafficking, Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries said Wednesday.


Indonesia has been cracking down on illegal fishing recently as set out by Nick Wadhams and Bill Faries of Bloomberg in"Blowing Up Boats Sets Indonesia’s Scarce Fish Swimming Again":
Since the end of that year, Indonesia has destroyed 220 foreign boats. It has also faced increased Chinese claims that waters surrounding the gas-rich Natuna Islands are part of traditional Chinese fishing grounds.
“We catch them and we sink them,” Pudjiastuti said of the boats. “That’s the new rule, the national consensus.”
“If you fish in my EEZ, that’s illegal fishing,” she said, referring to Indonesia’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. “If that fish is in my EEZ, that’s mine. If that fish swims past the EEZ, that’s anybody’s.”

See my previous posts on Indonesia and its push back against China's aggressive claim to SCS ownership China's Fishing Fleet: Apparently Only Chinese Waters Are Sovereign and Malaysia Complains About Chinese Fishing Fleet "Intruding" Into Its Waters, Indonesia Continues Protest of Chinese Incursions.

Why the fuss? Nice discussion of part of the issues in the SCS region at Fishing, not oil, is at the heart of the South China Sea dispute:
For a relatively small (around 3 million square kilometres) patch of the oceans, the South China Sea delivers an astonishing abundance of fish. The area is home to at least 3,365 known species of marine fishes, and in 2012, an estimated 12% of the world’s total fishing catch, worth US$21.8 billion, came from this region.

These living resources are worth more than money; they are fundamental to the food security of coastal populations numbering in the hundreds of millions.

Indeed, a recent study showed that the countries fringing the South China Sea are among the most reliant in the world on fish as source of nutrients. This makes their populations especially susceptible to malnutrition as fish catches decline.

These fisheries also employ at least 3.7 million people (almost certainly an underestimate given the level of unreported and illegal fishing in the region).

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The South China Sea’s fisheries are seriously over-exploited.

Last year, two of us contributed to a report finding that 55% of global marine fishing vessels operate in the South China Sea. We also found that fish stocks have declined 70% to 95% since the 1950s.

Over the past 30 years, the number of fish caught each hour has declined by a third, meaning fishers are putting in more effort for less fish.

This has been accelerated by destructive fishing practices such as the use of dynamite and cyanide on reefs, coupled with artificial island-building. The coral reefs of the South China Sea have been declining at a rate of 16% per decade.

Even so, the total amount of fish caught has increased. But the proportion of large species has declined while the proportion of smaller species and juvenile fish has increased. This has disastrous implications for the future of fishing in the South China Sea.


Over-fished and vital to the local populations surrounding the SCS.

Perfect source for conflict.

Indonesia has also entered into a joint patrol agreement with the Philippines:
The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto said Indonesia and the Philippines have reached an agreement to conduct joint patrol on the Sulu waters in the Philippines.

“Joint maritime patrols will be carried out to monitor Sulu waters, which is prone to piracy,” Wiranto said yesterday, September 14, 2016, at Senayan Parliamentary Complex Jakarta.

According to Wiranto, the respective countries’ armed forces will be allowed to handle pirates in the Sulu waters. The agreement will enable Indonesian personnel to pursue and subdue pirates even if they crossed the Philippine borders. Previously, Indonesia had encountered difficulty for its inablility to cross the Philippine waters in hot pursuit of pirates. “It’s a key issue,” he said.


For those who may have forgotten, Indonesia is the world's fifth most populous country (if you count the EU as a single entity) with 255+ million people. 6000 inhabited islands (out of 17,000) and a bumper crop of volcanoes.

http://www.eaglespeak.us/2016/09/south-of-south-china-sea-fun-indonesia.html
 
Indonesan navy seized 3 illegal foreign fishing boats from Vietnam in Natuna waters (6/10)

Jajaran TNI AL kembali menangkap tiga kapal ikan berbendera Vietnam di perairan Natuna, Kepulauan Riau, pada Kamis (6/10). Ketiga kapal tersebut ditangkap karena melakukan penangkapan ikan secara ilegal di perairan Indonesia.

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Penangkapan kapal tersebut dilakukan KRI Lemadang 632 dan KRI Teuku Umar 385 dibawah Komando Armada RI Kawasan Barat (Koarmabar) yang sedang terlibat operasi Yuda Sagara XVI, di laut Teritorial Indonesia.

Komandan Lantamal IV Tanjungpinang, Laksamana Pertama (Laksma) TNI S Irawan, melalui Kadispen Mayor Laut (KH) Josdy Damopoli, mengatakan ketiga kapal itu ditangkap KRI Lemadang 632 di titik yang berbeda.

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Dua kapal ikan asing berbendera Vietnam yakni BV 5291 TS di nakhodai Danggoc Quang dengan 8 orang ABK dan BV 5290 TS yang dinakhodai Nguyen Fontrung dengan 3 orang ABK.

“Hasil pemeriksaan awal terhadap kedua kapal ditemukan hasil penangkapan ikan di Perairan Teritorial Indonesia tanpa dilengkapi dokumen yang sah. Saat di tangkap dan diperiksa kedua kapal tersebut bermuatan masing-masing ikan campuran,” ujar Josdy, seperti diberitakan batampos (Jawa Pos Group) hari ini (8/10).

Sementara itu, lanjut Josdy, di perairan yang sama KRI Teuku Umar 385 juga berhasil menangkap kapal ikan asing lainnya berbendera Vietnam BV 92726 TS yang di nakhodai Le Huu Loi dengan 9 orang ABK.

“Kapal tersebut diduga melakukan pelanggran berupa kegiatan illegal fishing dan kapal tidak dilengkapi dengan dokumen yang sah,” kata Josdy.

Dijelaskannya, untuk proses penyelidikan lebih lanjut, ketiga Kapal Ikan Asing (KIA) tersebut dikawal menuju Pangkalan Angkatan Laut (Lanal) Ranai.

http://www.jpnn.com/read/2016/10/08/472795/TNI-AL-Tangkap-3-Kapal-Asing-Pencuri-Ikan-
 
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Rescued Myanmar fishermen re-trafficked in home waters

YANGON - Four Myanmar fishermen who were enslaved on Thai fishing boats and later abandoned on remote Indonesian islands have recounted how they again became trapped on a trawler – this time in their home country.

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Last week, following another rescue, they told The Myanmar Times the abuse they had endured in Myanmar was beyond anything they had experienced overseas and called on the government to immediately launch an investigation.

The four fishermen from Kayin State’s Myawady township had ventured to Ah Sin village in Mon State in May this year, where a friend helped them to find work on a local boat.

At first, all seemed to be going well. They found jobs easily enough onboard the Khit Lu Ngal, a vessel owned by an Ah Sin villager. They were promised monthly wages of 100,000 kyat each.

But after plying the Andaman Sea for a month, they realised they were trapped, and had been trafficked once again, they said.

“We faced an even worse situation in the Myanmar fishing industry than in Indonesia. Fisherman are always being beaten by the helmsmen [in Myanmar]” said Ko Hlaing Min, who had previously been enslaved for 5 years on a boat in Indonesia.

“We were forced to work for about 19 hours every day. We didn’t bathe for a whole month. We want the government to know that the plight of enslaved Myanmar fishermen is worse in our own country than it is overseas,” he said.

Fisherman Ko Thant Zin, who had previously worked in a form of indentured servitude on a boat in Indonesia for 8 years, said he was nearly beaten to death by the Myanmar helmsman.

“Although I cried for mercy by hugging his leg, he only stopped beating me when his stick broke,” he said.

Ko Thant Zin said he had been beaten because another man had not woken up to take over from him on sentry duty.

The four men were rescued by the human trafficking police taskforce after Ko Hlaing Min reported what was happening to Daw Ohnmar Ei Ei Chaw, country program coordinator at the Australia-Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

The rescued fishermen say that there are hundreds of others also working as slaves on Myanmar fishing boats off the coast of Mon State and Tanintharyi Region. They say that many people are sold to fishing boats by brokers where they do not get paid and are subjected to physical abuse.

The four victims said that currently in Myanmar there are no officials or departments dedicated to tackling the issue, as is the case in Indonesia, where authorities conduct checks of the fishermen’s identities or of the number of fishermen on boats when they leave or return to shore.

The rescued men called on the government to save the hundreds of other people who are being abused and exploited on fishing boats in Myanmar.

This is not the first reporting of such abuse on Myanmar fishing boats on the Andaman Sea. In July of this year, another human trafficking case was uncovered in Ah Sin village.

In that case, 11 people were also sold to a fishing boat in Ah Sin village by a broker where they were forced to work without pay and were subjected to horrific conditions. They were rescued by the human-trafficking taskforce on July 8 and 12 after they made a plea for help to the Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/1107816/
 
Tuesday, 11 October, 2016 | 17:42 WIB
Indonesia Committed in Eradicating Illegal Fishing: Minister Susi
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti emphasized Indonesia’s commitment to fighting illegal fishing.

“We won’t hesitate in eradicating illegal fishing,” Susi said in Yogyakarta on Monday, October 10, 2016.

According to Susi, government commitment to waging war against illegal fishing reflects the country’s concern over the law enforcement.

“Indonesia suffers huge state losses due to illegal fishing,” She added.

Prior to illegal fishing eradication endeavors, Indonesia’s sea product capacity stood at 2.5 million tons per year. The figure increased to 7.3 million tons per year in 2015 after the government enforced the endeavors.

Based on a study conducted by the Commission for the National Fishery, the potential of sea products in Indonesia is 9.9 million tons per year. Therefore, illegal fishing eradicating endeavors are expected to boost the figure by 25 percent.

“Environmentally irresponsible fishing tools will also be eradicated,” Susi revealed.

Susi hopes that the figure would jump to 15 million tons per year, just like prior to 2000s “before foreign ships with advanced technology entered [Indonesian waters].”

Susi added that illegal fishing is linked to other crimes, such as slavery. Through the 2nd International Symposium on Fisheries Crime, each participating country is expected to serve an active role in eradicating crimes at sea, particularly illegal fishing.

“I hope that an international regulation [on illegal fishing] will be finalized,” Susi said.

ODELIA SINAGA

http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/1...-in-Eradicating-Illegal-Fishing-Minister-Susi
 
One more illegal fishing boat from vietnam seized by Indonesian navy in Natuna waters (7/10)

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Kapal perang TNI AL kembali mengamankan 1 kapal penangkap ikan berbendera Vietnam di Perairan Natuna, Jumat (7/10) lalu. Sehari sebelum itu bertepatan kedatangan Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi) di Natuna pada Kamis (6/10), tiga kapal penangkap ikan asing berbendera Vietnam juga diamankan karena melakukan aksi pencurian ikan atau illegal fishing.

http://www.tanjungpinangpos.co.id/2016/133831/satu-lagi-kapal-ikan-vietnam-ditangkap/
 
7 illegal foreign fishing boats were seized by Indonesian Marine and Fishery patrol between 7-12 October 2016

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Rasain, 7 Kapal Asing Kembali Diciduk
Kapal Pengawas Perikanan Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP) kembali berhasil menangkap tujuh kapal ikan asing ilegal di dua lokasi yang berbeda. Tangkapan itu berhasil diperoleh pada 7-12 Oktober 2016. "Penangkapan kapal ilegal tersebut dilakukan Kapal Pengawas (KP) Hiu 014 terhadap 3 KIA berbendera Malaysia dengan 48 Anak Buah Kapal (ABK) berkewarganegaraan Vietnam di Wilayah Pengelolaan Perikanan Republik Indonesia (WPP-RI) perairan Kepulauan Riau," ujar Plt Direktur Jenderal Pengawasan Sumber Daya Kelautan dan Perikanan (PSDKP) Sjarief Widjaja.

http://www.jpnn.com/read/2016/10/15/474366/Rasain-7-Kapal-Asing-Kembali-Diciduk-
 
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Indonesian Navy seized 2 illegal foreign fishing boats from Vietnam in Natuna waters (14/10)

Dua kapal ikan berbendera Vietnam ditangkap di perairan Natuna, Kepulauan Riau. Kapal asing itu ditangkap karena menggunakan pukat harimau. Penangkapan itu dilakukan oleh KRI Silas Papare 386 (KRI SRE-386) yang dikomandani Letkol Laut (P) Wahid Ismanto pada 14 Oktober lalu.

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http://news.detik.com/berita/d-3321...imau-2-kapal-ikan-vietnam-ditangkap-di-natuna
 
They dont know if Natuna is being a hot spot for Indonesia to exercise her authorities over the water

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They dont know if Natuna is being a hot spot for Indonesia to exercise her authorities over the water

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Or.. Their fishing grounds has been over fished or too polluted for fishes that they've become desperate to do something illegal.
 
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