Both vessels were fishing illegally near Juguang Township, Lienchang County
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/05/13
By: Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The Qianlian Yu No.2016 (By Central News Agency)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — On Sunday (May 12), two Chinese fishing boats, the Qianlian yu (閩連漁) No. 2016 and an unmarked vessel, trespassed in the waters near Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, of Lienchang County (連江縣) and were seized by the Coast Guard.
The first ship was caught illegally fishing in the morning, and the second seized later Sunday evening.
Currently China is enforcing a regular moratorium on fishing in its territorial waters nearby to allow fisheries to replenish. This will typically prompt some Chinese fishing boats to attempt to poach from Taiwan’s exclusive fisheries instead.
The first vessel, Qianlian yu (閩連漁) No. 2016, was spotted by the Matsu Coast Guard shortly before 8:00 a.m. at 2.1 km from the eastern island of Juguang Township (莒光鄉). [FULL STORY]