Korean Fishermen Blame Illegal Fishing by China for Sharp Decrease in Their Swimming Crab Catch
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Japan Reports] June 21, 2016
Tokyo - Korea's catch of swimming crab to date this season has decreased by nearly 70% from a year before, according to a report by Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
Korean fishermen insist that the drastic drop has been triggered by illegal fishing activities of Chinese fishing vessels.
According to Korea's Oceans and Fisheries Ministry, the swimming crab catch in April shrank by 69% over the same month of last year.
The ministry said that the cumulative catch in the first four months of this year came to 664 tons, which is less than ...
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