JAKARTA/BATAM, Indonesia — Mounting reports of illegal seabed dredging in Indonesian waters have raised ecological alarm bells following the resumption of a controversial policy of sand exports. On Feb. 10, a Navy patrol detained seven boats found to be illegally dredging sea sand off the coast of West Manggarai district in East Nusa Tenggara province. … Continue reading Illegal seabed dredging surges as Indonesia resumes sand exports