China impounds USD 28 million fishmeal processing vessel for buying illegal catch

China has impounded a fishmeal processing ship in its own waters for illegally buying small fish, in a move that reflects what has been happening in West African waters. The Lu Wei Yu 6088 has been brought in to Dandong port near the North Korean border after being chased by the China Coast Guard for purchasing fish during the closed season currently underway in the East China Sea. The vessel was built in 2014 for Shandong Weihai Huawang Marine Biological Engineering Co., and is regarded as…