With China appearing to turn a blind eye to international fishing regulations, how can Taiwan, which is under constant EU scrutiny, improve its fishing industry?
The News Lens
Date: 2016/08/25
By: Olivia Yang
Last October a Taiwanese fishing boat was caught illegally finning sharks, leading to a yellow card
Photo Credit: Sustainable of ocean
by the EU against Taiwan. The EU gave the Taiwanese government six months to amend laws preventing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) or it would issue a red-card warning and impose sanctions on Taiwanese fisheries.
On July 6 the Legislative Yuan passed new regulations on pelagic fishing with amendments that align Taiwan with international fishery regulations and regulate IUU fishing while implementing import controls. The yellow card issued by the EU is likely to be dismissed before the EU’s second examination next month.
Although the EU penalties on Taiwan appear to have been resolved, a feature story by Initium Media says the incident highlights the challenges that the fishery industries in both Taiwan and China have faced in recent years due to lack of fish in nearby waters, which has pushed the two countries to expand their pelagic fishing operations. [FULL STORY]
