REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Sea Security Agency (Bakamla) claims that the number of illegal fishing decreases as government sinks illegal vessels. The agency says that most vessels fishing in Indonesian waters is now have legal documents.
"After we launch joint operation, illegal fishing is decreasing," Acting Chairman of Sea Security Agency D.A. Mamahit said on Friday, December 19.
He explained that before the operation was launched, he caught illegal vessels almost every day. Now, most vessels have legal documents. "We haven't caught any vessels for almost a week," he said.
However, he said that several waters were still prone to illegal fishing. He mentioned that the areas were Natuna Sea, South China Sea, Arafura Sea and Sulawesi Sea.
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