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Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Salahuddin Ayub and Indonesia’s Marine and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti have discussed issues related to fisheries and illegal fishing in the waters of both countries.

Indonesian authorities said on August 21 that Indonesia has simultaneously sunk 125 foreign ships for illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters.

Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan has affirmed to do his utmost in the new position as Deputy Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to contribute to the bloc’s effective operation.

Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti announced on October 20 that the country will sink dozens of foreign vessels conducting illegal fishing activities in its waters

Indonesia seized 163 boats for illegal fishing on the countries’ waters last year, local news agency Antara reported on January 6.

Indonesia seized two Chinese fishing boats for fishing illegally off Indonesia’s northwest coast, near the Natuna islands.

Indonesia will repatriate Vietnamese fishermen who were caught to accidently fish in its waters by sea transport in the Natuna sea area.

Indonesia will repatriate over 200 Vietnamese fishermen who were arrested for fishing in Indonesia’s seas next week.

Vietnam and Indonesia will set up a hotline to handle emerging incidents at sea as agreed during a visit to Indonesia by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam led a Vietnamese delegation to the Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Fisheries Summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 28.

The governments of Vietnam and Indonesia are proposed to extend by five years the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on navigation and fisheries cooperation inked by the two countries in January 2010.

The Government of Indonesia on June 29 issued a warning against foreign fishing vessels attempting to illegally operate in the country’s waters.

Indonesia plans to sink at least 30 foreign vessels caught by the authorities while conducting illegal fishing in its waters.

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has reiterated her support for Indonesia’s tough policy forbidding foreign companies from investing in the local fishing business.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan met with Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries to discuss bilateral efforts to curb illegal fishing, boost fishery cooperation.

Indonesia will continue maintaining tough measures against fishing vessels that violate its sea territory in 2016, according to Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti.

Indonesian authorities sank 23 foreign fishing boats on April 5, saying that the vessels were illegally operating in the country’s territorial waters.

Indonesia’s anti-illegal fishing task force 115 has sunk 30 vessels in five separate locations for poaching in the country’s rich seas.

Indonesia and Norway will foster cooperation in sustainable aquaculture and fishery development and in fighting illegal fishing.

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has announced a strategy to boost salt production and help the nation achieve self-sufficiency by 2017.