Indonesian navy impounds Chinese trawler for illegal fishing

[jpak]

Source: South China Morning Post

Indonesian warships have detained a Chinese trawler allegedly operating illegally in Indonesian waters, just weeks after a confrontation between vessels from the two countries stoked tensions, the Southeast Asian nation said ­on Sunday.

The trawler was intercepted by two navy ships on Friday after receiving information that a ship wanted by Interpol in Argentina had been spotted in Aceh, in the northwest of Sumatra, navy spokesman Edi Sucipto said.

The boat has been taken to a naval base in Belawan, North Sumatra for investigation.

“We are currently questioning the crew to find out more about the case,” Sucipto said, adding that one of them had a gunshot wound to his leg. “It was not our officers who shot him; he was probably shot by the Argentinian authorities,” he said.

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[dembotoz]

1. as legal fisheries are over fished stuff like this will happen

too much demand
too few fish

i had hoped that fish farms would pick up the slack but alas quality control issues make me nervous with that product

[Coventina]

2. Fish are extinct in Chinese waters and they have a billion+ to feed.

You are correct, this will continue to happen, until there is a massive die-off of our own species.

[Nihil]

3. Your two sentences lead to an obvious clue about where the die-off should start ...

... if we want to prevent the oceans from becoming lifeless above the level of algae.