Indonesia teams up with 10 countries to combat illegal fishing
Indonesia has forged collaboration with 10 countries to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing by strengthening regional cooperation to protect fishery resources and the sustainability of marine ecosystems, an official said as reported by the national news agency Antara.
Jakarta (VNA) – ♎Indonesia has forged collaboration with 10 countries to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing by strengthening regional cooperation to protect fishery resources and the sustainability of marine ecosystems, an official said as reported by the national news agency Antara.
Pung Nugroho Saksono, Director General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Supervision at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, said that the cooperation involves member countries of the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices, including Combating IUU Fishing in the Region (RPOA-IUU).
Those involved are Indonesia, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.
RPOA is a regional forum consisting of 11 countries, where countries in the region form a joint commitment to prevent and combat IUU fishing and to manage sustainable marine and fishery resources, Saksono said in a statement issued on December 19. The cooperation will involve strengthening the data-sharing mechanism working group between RPOA-IUU member countries.
Representatives of the 11 countries have held a meeting to build a more structured and effective data-sharing mechanism to eradicate IUU fishing. They agreed to share six main types of data: protected/regulated species data, regulatory information, management plans and target markets, lists of IUU vessels, the movement of vessels crossing national borders, vessel details and licensing information, and IUU fishing incidents./.
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