South Korea: Unlicensed Chinese fishing boats have been operating in Jeju since the beginning of the year

On the 6th, the Jeju Coast Guard issued an order to stop an unlicensed Chinese fishing boat in waters about 125km southwest of Chagwi Island. (Provided by Jeju Maritime Police Station) Unlicensed Chinese fishing boats are being arrested one after another in Jeju waters at the beginning of the year. According to the Jeju Maritime Police Station on the 11th, three unlicensed Chinese fishing boats were caught fishing in our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) this month alone. On the 6th, the promising fishing vessel A (273 tons, 11 crew members) was arrested in the sea about 125km southwest of Chagwi Island, Jeju City, catching 360kg of fish such as cutlassfish without a permit, and on the 8th, 915kg of fish were caught in similar waters. Prospective fishing boat B (231 tons, 10 crew members) that caught the catch was taken away. Chinese promising fishing boats are prohibited from fishing in our waters in January and July. The very next day, on the 9th, cutlassfish and croaker were caught ...