Joint media release with the Australian Border Force
Australian and Indonesian maritime security and fisheries management agencies have completed Operation GANNET, a week-long joint patrol of the Timor Sea targeting illegal fishing and the movement of illicit goods.
The Australian Border Force (ABF), through Maritime Border Command (MBC), Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (BAKAMLA) and Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) each contributed assets to the air and sea patrol. MBC is a multi-agency taskforce within the ABF.
In support of this operation, AFMA officers were embarked on board ABF Cutter (ABFC) Cape Leveque and onboard the KKP vessel KP Orca
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