Indonesia Declares War on Illegal Foreign Fishing Vessels

New Indonesian President Joko Widodo is utilizing the country's military to capture and destroy foreign vessels that do not have permission to be in the country's exclusive economic zone, and the actions are raising the stakes in waters already fraught with friction. Detained vessels, so far, have been cleared of their crews before being fired upon and sunk. But there are worries future encounters could turn deadly. Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, in a news...

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