Indonesia, fisheries troubled by Timor Sea oil leak

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Updated November 25, 2009 09:52:10

More reports have emerged of decimated fish stocks off the coast of our near-neighbour Indonesia following a massive oil spill in the Timor Sea. At least half a million litres of oil from the Montara Oil field spilled into the Timor Sea over 10 weeks from August this year. Hundreds of fishermen and seaweed farmers who claim to have lost their only source of income are preparing a compensation claim against both the Australian Government and the operators of the rig.

While the Australian Government maintains they have no evidence of damage to marine areas, Jakarta has now set up a team to calculate the losses incurred by the spill.

Presenter: Stephanie March
Speaker: David Jones, environmental researcher; Bob La Macchia, trawling operator; Ferdi Tanoni, Chairman of the West Timor Care Foundation

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