Explosives used to catch fish
Explosives used to catch fish
AMBON, Maluku: Traditional fishermen in the Rum Island, Banda Neira subdistrict, Central Maluku, are worried about fishermen from other regions operating in the Banda waters using explosives.
"So many dead fishes were floating around after those newcomers used explosives," La Empy, one of the fishermen, was quoted by Antara as saying. "They are destroying the coral reefs as well."
La Empy said that he and his friends were trying to fish near the Manuk Island, some 60 miles south of Banda Island, when they saw three boats they didn't recognize.
La Empy said these boats were also operating in the Serua and Walirang Mati islands, some 150 sea miles south of Banda.
La Empy said he suspected the boats came from either Bali or East Nusa Tenggara. (swe)