2-State Flagd Ship Catches Illegal Fish In Tarakan Kaltara Secured By KKP

Illustration. Fishery Supervisory Vessel KKP. (ANTARA-HO KKP)

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) through the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Marine and Fisheries Resources Supervision (PSDKP) succeeded in thwarting illegal fishing from Malaysia to Indonesia in the Tarakan region, North Kalimantan (Kaltara).

"Our team in Tarakan, North Kalimantan also arrested ships that made fish entry from Malaysia to Sebatik Island, North Kalimantan without a permit, even using two flags, namely the Indonesian and Malaysian flags. When they entered Indonesia, they used the Indonesian flag and when they entered Malaysia, using the Malaysian flag, it was clear that there was a violation, there was no document at all in this case," said PSDKP PSDKP Director General Pung Nugroho Saksono at a press conference, Monday, September 23, quoted by Antara.

He added that the confiscated fish will be given to an orphanage in the vicinity of the fishing location as previously done by the KKP.

"The confiscated fish from the results of the outside smuggling, we give them to the orphanage around the location," he said.

Meanwhile, Director of Violation Handling of the Directorate General of PSDKP Teuku Elvitrasyah said that related to the supervision of illegal fish income, there were two indications of violations.

"There are two that will be imposed later, friends at UPT are completing the files, but the first clear indication is that they did not use a permit, it will be subject to Article 26 of the Job Creation Law, it could also be related to the income of fishery products. We can also use Article 88 of the Fisheries Law. So there are two indications of violations, but later we will investigate the friends of UPT, fellow investigators, whether the criminal elements found have met the requirements or not," said Teuku.

The fisheries watchdog received information from the public regarding illegal fishing income activities from Malaysia and then preparations were made for Sebatik, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan. There the PSDKP conducted monitoring, and when the ship from Malaysia entered Indonesian waters, PSDKP immediately pursued and stopped it. The fish that the perpetrators brought from Malaysia into Indonesian waters, all of whom did not have health certificate documents.

The illegal action against fish income from Malaysia to Indonesia has responded to the unrest of the public and Indonesian business actors regarding the existence of ships carrying fish illegally from Malaysia.

Based on research in the fish field, it is a type of pelagic fish that was also caught in Indonesian waters, then brought into Malaysia by the perpetrators, some of which were sold at the border.