Responding to illegal foreign vessels with a 'no tolerance policy'

A joint inspection was carried out to preemptively crack down on illegal fishing by foreign vessels. The inspection, jointly conducted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Coast Guard, included 2 ships such as the National Fisheries Guidance Ship Mugunghwa 36 and 4 ships such as the Mokpo Coast Guard Ship 3013. This joint inspection was carried out in areas such as the West Sea to protect legitimate fishing activities and establish order in the fishing grounds, as it was anticipated that unlicensed fishing vessels would move to the Mokpo-Jeju fishing grounds, which are the primary fishing grounds for key fish species (such as mackerel and conger eel) in December. The Fisheries Management Division of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Coast Guard Agency formed a dedicated mobile task force for inspections to enhance the effectiveness of the inspection, focusing on cracking down on and intercepting illegal activities such as hiding catches in secret ...