The number reported by the Japanese Coast Guard is three time higher than the number in 2017
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/12/19
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The Dioayu Islands (By Associated Press)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In the past year the number of Taiwanese fishing vessels reportedly trespassing in Japanese fisheries has increased threefold over the number reported in 2017.
Japanese authorities have already lodged a protest with the Taiwanese government over the increase in fishing vessels claimed to have violated the Taiwan-Japan Fisheries agreement, which was recently updated this year.
Japanese Coast Guard reports that Taiwanese vessels violated Japan’s EEZ 310 times so far in 2018, as compared to only 96 times in 2017.
According to a report at UDN, most of the violations reported by Japan involve fishing vessels intruding into the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around the islands of Okinawa Prefecture, and the Dioayu Islands, which Japan calls the “Senkaku Islands.” [FULL STORY]