Illegal Fishing 'Anchovy Fleet' Caught Red-Handed on Gyeongju's Munmu Daewangho

Anchovy fishing vessels caught illegally fishing in the waters off Gyeongju. (Provided by Gyeongju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, announced on the 13th that it has sent Captain A (61) of a 25-ton class gillnet fishing vessel registered in Gyeongnam, which caught anchovies beyond the Gyeongbuk provincial boundary, to the prosecution for violating the Fisheries Act.

On February 14, Captain A was caught by the Munmu Daewang, a marine complex administrative vessel of Gyeongju City, while illegally fishing for anchovies in a fleet of four fishing vessels 3.6 miles east off Yangnam-myeon, Gyeongju City.

The gillnet fishing fleet consists of four vessels: two main vessels, one fish finder vessel, and one processing and transport vessel, mainly engaged in anchovy fishing.

According to the Fisheries Act, gillnet fishing must be conducted only south of the boundary between Gyeongbuk Province and Ulsan City (south of the extended line at a bearing of 107 degrees from the coastal intersection). Violating the fishing area results in imprisonment for up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million KRW.

Since December 2018, Gyeongju City has been strengthening crackdowns on illegal fishing in front of Gampo Port, led by the 88-ton class Munmu Daewang vessel.

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