KKP arrests Philippine fish thief ship in Sulawesi Sea, Indonesia

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has succeeded in arresting a foreign fishing vessel (KIA) that was a Philippine-flagged fish thief in the Republic of Indonesia State Fisheries Management Area (WPPNRI) 716 in the Sulawesi Sea. The ship was arrested when it was caught carrying out illegal fishing. Acting (Plt.) Director General of Marine Resources and Fisheries Supervision (PSDKP) Pung Nugroho Saksono or who is familiarly called Ipunk said that the ship that was secured was a light boat (purse seine) with the initials FB. LB. JM A-2. "When the inspection was carried out, the foreign ship did not have a single permit document to carry out fishing activities from the Indonesian government. Furthermore, the ship was escorted and diadhoc to the Bitung PSDKP Base on February 27 2024," said Ipunk in his written statement, quoted Thursday (29 /2/2024). Ipunk said that the KIA from the Philippines was a ship in a fishing vessel operation unit ...