Taiwan aims to sign fishery agreement with China

Taiwan is seeking to sign an agreement with China on the protection of fishery resources as means of resolving the problem of rampant poaching by Chinese fishing boats, James Sha, director-general of Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, said Wednesday.



Sha was responding to a call by several environmental protection groups for the government to crack down on illegal fishing within three nautical miles of Taiwan waters.



Speaking at a legislative hearing, the groups said penalties such as suspension of operations and revocation of operating permits should be imposed on boats found otter trawling or twin trawling within the three-mile zone.

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