Jakarta, March 8 -- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has launched an investigation into the reported dolphin slaughter by a resident of Muna District, Southeast Sulawesi.

The Makassar Coastal and Marine Resources Management Center (BPSPL) Kendari Working Area team, in collaboration with fisheries extension workers and local law enforcement, including the Babinsa, is conducting a thorough investigation.

This includes determining the motives and intended utilization of the dolphins by the alleged perpetrators," Doni Ismanto Darwin, Special Staff to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries for Public Relations and Public Communication, stated when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta on Saturday.

The investigation was prom...