Large-scale illegal fishing is unstoppable in the Natuna and Arafura seas.
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The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries arrested the fishing vessel Run Zeng (RZ) 03 in May 2024, while Run Zeng (RZ) 05 was arrested by the Papua New Guinea government in June 2024.
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The gross tonnage of both vessels is 870 GT. Meanwhile, the largest fishing vessel registered in Indonesia has a gross tonnage of 360 GT.
Jaring.id and Tempo Magazine, with support from the Pulitzer Center, delved deeper into this case.
Find out about various nefarious practices that occurred on board the two Russian-flagged ships and the Indonesian companies associated with them.
Recruitment of crew members to work on RZ 03 and RZ 05 proceeded with a similar pattern in the two waves of recruitment. However, the two waves of recruitment involved two different parties.
The fishermen got information about ABK recruitment from the Meta group. They then contacted the number listed in the upload via WhatsApp.
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Jaring.id Team: Abdus Somad (Reporter), Damar Fery Ardiyan (Editor), Kholikul Alim (Chief Editor). Tempo Team: Yosea Arga (Reporter), Raymundus Rikang (Managing Editor of Investigation Desk). Eka (Web Developer)
