Jakarta, June 29 -- Indonesia has apprehended 62 illegal foreign fishing vessels in the Riau Islands, including the North Natuna Sea, between 2020 and June 2025, an official confirmed.

"In total, 147 vessels have been seized-85 Indonesian and 62 foreign," said PSDKP Director General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP) at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Pung Nugroho Saksono in Jakarta on Sunday.

He credited community and fisher reports for the success in intercepting foreign vessels, emphasizing that tips from the Community Supervisory Group (POKMASWAS) have proven crucial in combatting illegal fishing in border areas.

"This strategy has been highly effective in the North Natuna Sea," Saksono noted,...