Fishery Agency of Japan Reports Foreign Fishing Vessel Crackdowns of 2019
The Fishery Agency of Japan (FAJ) announced the summary of foreign fishing vessel crackdowns in 2019.
FAJ implements fisheries crackdowns to prevent foreign fishing vessels from illegal fishing activities. In 2019, foreign fishing vessels operating in the North Pacific High Seas were subjected to boarding inspections to confirm compliance with international marine resource conservation and management measures.
FAJ's enforcement of foreign fishing vessels in 2019 included: eight on-site inspections (14 cases in the previous year), one capture (six cases in the previous year), 37 seizures of...
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