Australia detains 28 Indonesian fishermen in Darwin

Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Australian authorities until Tuesday were still detaining 28 Indonesian fishermen at a detention center in Darwin, Northern Territory, Indonesian Consul in Darwin, Harbangan Napitupulu said.

"The number of Indonesian fishermen detained now is far smaller than those detained in the November-December 2007 period which reached 250 persons," he told ANTARA.

He said two Indonesian fishing vessels were intercepted on January 12 and January 20, 2008 because they were poaching in Australia`s northern waters.