Peace not on horizon in Asean’s fishing wars
Indonesia’s decision to sink a dozen fishing boats on Saturday is a reminder for Asean that illegal fishing is a serious region problem that requires concrete solutions, not more meetings and lip service. Theft from the South China Sea and our region’s other waters is nothing new. Asean members have long been at loggerheads over illegal fishing in their special economic zones or territorial waters. Our own country has faced repeated incursions from Vietnamese trawlers in the Gulf of Thailand, while Thai crews are frequently caught fishing illicitly in Indonesian waters.
The Nation Reporter
