Malaysian and Vietnamese fishing boats are destroyed for illegal fishing by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, police and navy, in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia, on April 5, 2016. (Reuters/M N Kanwa /Antara Foto via Reuters)JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities destroyed 81 foreign ships over the weekend after seizing the vessels for fishing illegally in the country's waters. The world's largest archipelago nation has taken a tough stance against illegal fishing since President Joko ''Jokowi'' Widodo took office in 2014. Authorities have sunk 317 foreign vessels since then, including the most recent. Mrs Pudjiastuti declared a fishing moratorium for foreign vessels immediately after taking office.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2017 07:18 UTC