(Washington Composite Electric) US President Bynden signed a memorandum on Monday, promising to help countries fight illegal fishing behavior.Although China is not mentioned in the memorandum, it is obviously coming to China.
On the occasion of the Second UN Oceanic Conference on Monday at Lisbon, Portugal, Biden signed the first US for the United States about illegal, non -reporting, and unusable (iLleGal, IUU) fishing activities in the White House.Memorandum instructions to strengthen coordination and law enforcement for various government agencies to strengthen the coordination and enforcement of illegal fishing and related forced labor.
Memorandum pointed out that illegal, non -reporting, and non -controlling fishing are the biggest threat to global marine health, and it is also an important reason for excessive fishing.If it is not controlled, illegal fishing and related labor exploitation will weaken US economic competitiveness, national security and fisheries sustainability, impact the livelihood and human rights of fishermen around the world, and will also exacerbate the impact of climate warming on the world.
The United States will announce a series of action plans during the five -day marine conference, including cooperation with Vietnam, Taiwan, Ecuador, Panama, and Senegal to combat illegal fishing.
The United States also forms an IUU Fishing Action Alliance with the United Kingdom and Canada. This alliance will adopt emergency operations to strengthen the monitoring of illegal fishing, increase the transparency of the fishing fleet and the seafood market, and establish a new partnership to investigate those who are bad actors.responsibility.
A U.S. official said that the latest US measures are not targeted at any country.However, he also said that China is one of the countries with the most illegal fishing behavior, and stated that China has hindered that international organizations have made progress in the formulation of illegal and excessive fishing measures.The official said: "As a flag country, China has the responsibility to actively supervise and correct ... Chinese fishing vessels in other countries in other countries."
The country in the Indo -Pacific region strengthened cooperation to track illegal fishing ships
Some countries in the Indo -Pacific region say that Chinese fishing vessels often violate their exclusive economic zone, causing environmental damage and economic losses.Campbell, a coordinator of the Pacific Affairs of the National Security Council in May, said in May that the country ’s country’ s state is cooperating to strengthen patrols and training, and share technology to track illegal fishing vessels.
A recent report of the Environmental Economic Organization Environmental Organization Environmental Justice Foundation pointed out that China has the world's largest ocean fishing fleet, but some crew members have complained that they are forced to work overtime, threatened and violent treatment.
China official said that China is a responsible fishing country. It has been combating illegal fishing in the same cooperation and fishing in the relevant exclusive economic zone according to bilateral protocols.
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, said in a statement that the relevant charges of the United States are incorrect. This memorandum is not helpful for the protection of the marine environment and promoting sustainable fisheries.
