There was opposition to the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima, China continues fishing ahead of Japan and Hokkaido

The Asahi Shimbun reported on the 25th that Chinese fishing boats continued to fish in the waters off Japan even after the discharge of contaminated water (treated water, as the Japanese government calls it) from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. While China is imposing an embargo on Japanese seafood, it is pointed out that there is a high possibility that Chinese fishing boats have sold fish caught in waters near Japan to Chinese products. Asahi uses the Automatic Identification System (AIS) installed on its vessels to monitor sea location and fishing operations. The activities of Chinese fishing boats were tracked using 'Global Fishing Watch (GFW)', which can specify the situation. As a result of the newspaper's investigation, they were able to confirm the activities of ‘a large number’ of Chinese fishing boats in the high seas 1,000km away from Nemuro City, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the North Pacific region. This sea area is where saury, mackerel, and sardines ...