Australian and Indonesian authorities have jointly patrolled 24,000 square nautical miles of ocean to the north of Australia during a week-long operation to combat illegal maritime activity in the region.The annual joint
Australian and Indonesian authorities have jointly patrolled 24,000 square nautical miles of ocean to the north of Australia during a week-long operation to combat illegal maritime activity in the region.
The annual joint patrol aims to improve coordination between Australian and Indonesian authorities to deter, detect and respond to illegal maritime activities, including illegal foreign fishing. Six vessels were boarded during the operation.
Operation JAWLINE ARAFURA ran from September 20 to 25 and was conducted along Indonesia and Australia's shared maritime border by the Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Directorate General of Surveillance of Marine and Fisheries Resources (PSDKP) Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
Commander of the ABF's Maritime Border Command, Rear Admiral Brett Sonter, said our two nations were enduring friends and neighbours, united in the mission to combat illegal fishing and other illegal maritime activities.
“Operation JAWLINE ARAFURA demonstrates our ability to work together to bolster our border security capabilities, ensuring a coordinated focus on combating any illegal activity where we share a maritime border with Indonesia," Sonter said.
“Illegal foreign fishing represents a serious threat to both our border security and our marine environment. We will not tolerate
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