A fishing ship carrying 600 illegal nets stretching up to 18 miles has been seized after it escaped Chinese authorities, while using the flags of eight different countries to evade capture.
Its hundreds of gillnets had walls of fine mesh and could expand to a distance of 18 miles.
The use of the nets also harm seabirds including endangered albatrosses, the country’s environment department said on its website in 2011.
“Navy ship Simeuleu conducted a ‘stop, investigate and detain’ operation on Friday and successfully seized the vessel,” she said.
“We want this to be an example for the world to not compromise with illegal fishing,” Ms Pudjiastuti said.
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