Sink or Swim: Indonesia Takes Down Three Illegal Fishing Vessels

Sink or Swim: Indonesia Takes Down Three Illegal Fishing Vessels
Indonesia kept its assurance to dropped foreign vessels that occupied within their water territory, by sending the three fishing vessels owned by Vietnamese to the lowest part of the Natuna Sea located in the northern part of Indonesia.
The coastal guard of Indonesia bombed the fishing vessels after they were caught operating an illegal fishing close to the area of Anambas island, which meets between Malaysia and Indonesian Borneo near the South China Sea. According to Navy representative Admiral Manahan Simorangkir, eight fishermen were released from their wooden fishing vessels and the gasoline was cleared before they were sunk to prevent water pollution.
Since the new management believes that the office in October will eliminate the illegal fishing within their sea territory for many years, the strategy that Indonesia did was the powerful action. President Joko Widodo guaranteed to drop the fishing vessels of foreign countries that operate illegal fishing in order to save and secure the oceanic resources of Indonesia. This implementation of the president statement gained criticism from the opposition of politics who insist that his plan would give a negative effect to the partnership of neighboring countries.
President Widodo prioritizes the security of marine resources of Indonesia against illegal fishing. He estimates that Indonesia loses almost twenty four billion dollars every year because of these illegal fishing operations. He and other officials suggested purchasing drones to track the boundless shoreline of Indonesia. He estimates that over five thousand fishing vessels are running an illegal fishing within the waters of Indonesia because of limited strict action and coastal guard resources.
J. Hariyanto