Indonesia is today deporting more than 400 Thai and Vietnamese crew members of illegal fishing boats that have been caught poaching in Indonesian waters. The scale of Indonesia’s illegal fishing problem is enormous, and traditional methods to slow down the plunder of marine stocks is simply not working. But as Adam Connors reports, Indonesia is about to deploy some radical new methods which may entice foreign poachers to contribute to Indonesia’s economy.
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Speakers: Aji Sularso, head of data, statistics and information, Indonesia Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; Professor James Fox, director of the Research School of Asia Pacific Studies at ANU; Aphisit Techanitisawad, president of the Thai Overseas Fisheries Association
