Karimun, Batamnews- Hundreds of thousands of lobster seeds which were secured by the F1QR team of Lanal Tanjungbalai Karimun were finally released back into the sea.

The release of the lobster seeds was carried out in the waters of Karimun Anak, Tebing District by the Pelawan Navy Ship (KAL), Monday (28/6/2021) afternoon.

The release of the lobster seeds worth more than Rp. 12 billion, so that they can reproduce again.

Two types of lobster seeds were released, namely 1,000 pearls and 119,750 sands types.

"We release these lobster seeds into the high seas, so they can develop properly," said Danlanal TBK, Marine Lieutenant Colonel (F) Puji Basuki.

The F1QR team of Lanal Tanjungbalai Karimun previously thwarted the smuggling of lobster seeds (fry).

A speed boat was secured by the Indonesian Navy in the waters of Rukan Island, Moro District, Karimun Regency, Riau Islands, Monday (28/6/2021) early in the morning.

"At 03.45 WIB, the F1QR Team detected the sound of a speed boat engine and monitored 1 unit of a high-speed speedboat suspected of being an illegal perpetrator. The team then immediately chase it," said Danlanal Karimun Marine Lt. Col. (F) Puji Basuki.

This operation was carried out after the previous team received information regarding the smuggling of this fry. The fries are suspected to be smuggled into Singapore. Inside is a load of hundreds of thousands of fry.