South Korean maritime police seized two Chinese fishing vessels suspected of illegal fishing.
Comprehensive Yonhap News Agency and Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency reported that the South Korean West Sea Ocean Police Department reported on Thursday (December 22) that when the winter fishing flood arrivedTwo Chinese fishing vessels were detained during the control period.
The South Korean West Sea Maritime Police Hall invested in four large ships and two planes to search and interrogate foreign fishing vessels illegally caught in the Korean exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from December 19th to 21st.Two Chinese fishing vessels, which are suspected of less fishing fishing and incomplete fishing logs, collected a total of 70 million won (about 73,800 yuan) for guarantee.In addition, the seven ships that violated the minor of the circumstances warned to guide them to carry out fishing operations in accordance with the law.
The South Korean West Sea Maritime Police Hall will continue to monitor and analyze the operation trends of foreign fishing vessels in the future to take strong response measures to prevent illegal fishing.
Kim Jong -cow, the director of the West Sea Police Department of Korea, said that it will completely control illegal fishing, establish the order of fishing in foreign fishing vessels, and strive to safeguard national marine sovereignty and protect fish resources.
Regarding the issue of Chinese and Korean fishery disputes, Hua Chunying, a spokesman for Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, previously said that China has always attached great importance to foreign fishery management and actively adopted effective measures to maintain relevant seas fishery production order.It is hoped that the Korean side will properly handle related issues, effectively protect the safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese fishermen in the process of law enforcement, and strengthen communication with China to jointly maintain the order of fishery production in the sea.
