Australian authorities arrest 15 people over alleged illegal fishing on Indonesian vessels

Australian Border Force (ABF) has apprehended 15 illegal foreign fishers and seized two foreign fishing vessels earlier this week, as operations targeting illegal fishing continue across the country's north and northwest. - Photo: Australian Border Force/Australian Border Force

CANBERRA, June 22 (Bernama-Xinhua): Australian authorities have arrested 15 foreign fishermen and seized two Indonesian vessels over alleged illegal fishing activity off the country's north coast.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) on Saturday said it detected and apprehended the Indonesian vessels allegedly fishing illegally on Tuesday in the vicinity of Deliverance Island in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), Xinhua reported.