Vietnamese vessels continue to conduct illegal fishing in the North Natuna Sea, despite the recent agreement of exclusive economic zone boundaries with Indonesia. The Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative identified 155 Vietnamese fishing vessels in the disputed area in February. Both countries have yet to announce their exact coordinates for the EEZ boundary lines, so it is unclear whether the Vietnamese vessels have overstepped them, though the IOJI predicts they have.
Despite the recent agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam to demarcate their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) boundaries, Vietnamese fishing vessels have been spotted operating illegally in the disputed waters of the North Natuna Sea, according to a report by maritime think-tank Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI). The IOJI observed 81 Vietnamese vessels operating in the area … Read more
