The European Union (E.U.) is facing a backlash from Korean fishermens organizations over its 26 November decision to preliminarily add the country to its illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) list.
The Korea Overseas Fisheries Association (KOFA), a group of operators of fishing vessels in international waters, claimed the EU applied a double standard when blacklisting countries.
The association criticized the EU for keeping mum about China, saying its decision came partly because Korean fishing boats compete with Spanish ones in seas off West Africa.
