INCHEON, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — An average of 65 unlicensed Chinese fishing boats have been appearing in waters near the western inter-Korean sea border every day this month ahead of the April-June crab catching season, a sharp rise from about 15 boats on average during the same period last year. According to the Coast [...]
HONGSEONG, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Illegal fishing by Chinese boats in South Korean waters has grown increasingly rampant, with reported cases more than doubling from 2017 to 2019, according to a lawmaker Monday. The number of cases of either arrest or expelling of Chinese fishing boats operating in South Korea’s western waters reached 6,543 [...]
MOKPO, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s maritime authorities said Tuesday they have scraped seven Chinese fishing boats that had been seized for illegal fishing in local waters. The decision to break apart the impounded vessels, the first such action taken this year, was taken as the owners of the ships failed to pay [...]