South Korea: TAC should be applied to Chinese fishing boats in our waters

At the gathering of voices from the field to innovate aquatic resource policy, there is a growing demand for the application of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) system to Chinese fishing vessels. At the Jeju-area field excavation group discussion on the 8th, when the Korea-China fishing negotiations for next year's fishery began, Jeju fishermen emphasized that the application of TAC to Chinese fishing boats entering our waters should be discussed in the fishery negotiations in consideration of the characteristics of the Jeju area. The reason Jeju fishermen brought up regulations on Chinese fishing boats in the discussion of TAC is because Korean fishermen are being severely hit by unfair trade negotiations between Korea and China as well as illegal fishing. Since 2001, Korea and China have been negotiating fisheries between Korea and China to determine the size of the fish catch, the catch, and the fishing conditions. As of last year, the number of fishing vessels was 7,240, and ...