NO RED CARD:The Fisheries Agency said the allegations of shark-finning by the ‘Jing Man No. 666’ would not prompt the EU to apply sanctions on the nation’s aquatic products
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 29, 2016
By: Stacy Hsu and Chen Wei-han / Staff reporters
A Taiwanese fishing boat has been confiscated by the Solomon Islands authorities for alleged
The Jing Man No. 666, which was confiscated by Solomon Islands authorities on April 3 for alleged shark finning, is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: CNA
shark finning and the case is being investigated by that nation’s judicial authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
At a routine news conference in Taipei yesterday morning, ministry spokeswoman Eleanor Wang (王珮玲) said that the Jing Man No. 666 was seized by Solomon Islands authorities after it entered the South Pacific nation’s Noro Port on April 1 to pick up supplies.
“The Jing Man No. 666 has been held by Solomon Islands customs since April 3, when officials allegedly discovered illegally harvested shark fins on the vessel. The case has been referred by the Solomon Islands fisheries agency to its attorney general’s office,” Wang said.
Wang made the remarks a day after the Chinese-language China Times published a report claiming that two Taiwanese fishing vessels had been confiscated by Solomon Islands authorities on Monday over alleged illegal shark-finning. [FULL STORY]