President: There are Seven Thousand Illegal fishing Ships, only three were sunk?

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President: There are Seven Thousand Illegal fishing Ships, only three were sunk?

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) suggests, there are about USD 300 billion is lost annually from Indonesian waters due to cases of illegal fishing or illegal fishing.

"It's not a number that small. Therefore, it also should be stopped," said Jokowi in Jakarta, Thursday (18/12) as quoted from page setkab.go.id.

He requested that the regional, provincial, district / city to participate resolve illegal fishing. There must be no more foreign vessels steal fish. So that resources can be used to water the people and the nation.

Jokowi call, already ordered Menkopolhukam, Police chief, Navy Chief, marine and fisheries ministry to firmly resolve the problems related to illegal fishing. "Do not be tolerated anymore," he said.

Two months ago, he said, has been ordered to sink the ships that venture into Indonesian waters and breaking. "But after I repeated three times, then sunk in. I was also thinking why up to three times, once should have immediately drowned," he said.

Based on the information minister CTF, Susi Pudjiastuti, he explained, foreign vessels in the waters of Indonesia between 5400 to seven thousand. More than 90 percent of an illegal ship. "It is no longer allowed to exist thousands of boats steal our fish," he said.

According to Jokowi, Indonesia only once sank foreign. He also admits that they wait longer ship sunk.

"The period from five thousand to seven thousand ships, only three were sunk? Less," said Jokowi.