Batam, Nov. 6 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has seized 255 vessels for conducting illegal fishing activities across the country between January and November this year.

Speaking in Batam City, Riau Islands Province, on Thursday, KKP Director General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Monitoring Pung Nugroho Saksono pointed out that the impounded vessels include 22 foreign ships, with some coming from Vietnam and Malaysia.

He identified the waters of Natuna and Sulawesi as among the most vulnerable to illegal fishing activities by foreign boats.

In the North Natuna Sea, part of Indonesia's exclusive economic zone in the internationally disputed South China Sea, the KKP has seized 41 vessels so far this y...