SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and China have reached a deal on their annual fisheries agreement that will set their fishing quota in each other’s exclusive waters and also require additional measures, especially by Beijing, to crack down on illegal fishing by Chinese boats, the Seoul government said Friday. The agreement was [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will resume its policing operations next month to prevent Chinese fishermen from illegally entering neutral waters of the Han River estuary ahead of the peak season for crab fishing, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday. In June, the joint military police unit composed of the [...]
INCEON, Jan.6 (Korea Bizwire) – The area between the northern limit line (NLL) in the West Sea and the fisheries control line of North Korea is actually the same as the DMZ. The fisheries near the five northwestern border islands are close to the NLL, and fishing in the area is banned to protect South [...]