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Fishing in Indonesia still employs mass destruction tools that damage the marine ecosystem. Based on data from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries' statistics website in 2014, 690,000 tons of catch, or 11 percent, still used seine nets. In addition, 324,000 tons, or five percent, used trawls.
Seine nets and trawls are types of fishing gear prohibited by the government based on Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Regulation Number 02 of 2015 concerning the Prohibition of the Use of Trawl Nets and Seine Nets in Indonesian Fishing Zones. Seine nets and trawls are known as mass destruction nets because they are non-selective and catch anything in their path, including fish larvae and other marine resources that are not the target catch.
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