Senior government and business officials on Wednesday urged Indonesia’s fisheries minister to stop blowing up foreign boats caught fishing illegally, saying the policy could hurt diplomatic ties and the fisheries industry. Indonesia has destroyed hundreds of foreign illegal vessels since 2014, among them Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese boats, in an effort to protect domestic fish stocks and fishermen. According Indonesia’s Marritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti, the fishing industry suffers losses of nearly 200 billion rupiah (US$14 million) every year because of illeg