Boats to Burn: Bajo Fishing Activity in the Australian Fishing Zone

by Natasha Stacey

Under a Memorandum of Understanding between Indonesia and Australia, traditional Indonesian fishermen are permitted access to fish in a designated area inside the 200 nautical mile Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ). However, crew and vessels are regularly apprehended for illegal fishing activity outside the permitted areas and, after prosecution in Australian courts, their boats and equipment are destroyed and the fishermen repatriated to Indonesia. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1920942947
• ISBN13: 9781920942946
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Anu E Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.8"