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Guidance measures for guiding fishing vessels of trawl with more than 100 tons to operate proper fishery types.

Country/Territory
China
Territorial subdivision
Taiwan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishing vessel Inspection Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Asia, Eastern Asia
Abstract

With regard to trawlers of more than 100 tons, in part because of the actual operation of longline fisheries and the fishing of tuna, sailfish and shark, the International Tuna Fisheries Organization considers this as IUU fishing(illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing). For the sake of the overall sectoral interests and management of ocean fisheries, those who actually engage in longline fisheries by trawling vessels of more than 100 tons shall, as soon as possible, adjust to engage in the

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.fa.gov.tw