Jeonnam Province to Conduct Joint City and County Crackdown on Illegal Fishing Until the 19th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 4th that from the 5th, it will conduct joint illegal fishing guidance and crackdowns with cities and counties for 19 days to protect fishery resources and establish fishery order.

The province and 16 cities and counties will participate, deploying 13 fishery guidance vessels and more than 50 public officials.

The main crackdown targets include unlicensed facility operations and hydrochloric acid use in seaweed farming, violations of unauthorized and prohibited fishing zones, and illegal fishing gear use, sales, and display.

In particular, strong crackdowns will focus on the use, sale, and display of illegal fishing gear such as the connected square traps called "jine-tongbal," which are not regulated under the Fisheries Act, as well as triple gill nets, aiming for preemptive blocking.

Previously, only the manufacture, sale, and loading of fishing gear not permitted under the Fisheries Act were punishable under the Fishery Resource Management Act, but with recent legal amendments, penalties have been expanded to include import, storage, transportation, and display activities.

Accordingly, since the relevant law is in its early implementation stage, the province plans to conduct extensive guidance and publicity to ensure that sales outlets such as fishing gear stores located in cities and counties, importers, and transporters are aware of this and do not suffer disadvantages.

Wikwanghwan, Director of the Marine Fisheries Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, "Excessive capture and harvesting are major causes of resource depletion," adding, "We will establish a voluntary compliance fishing order based on the principle of 'guidance and publicity first, crackdown later,' and will strongly crack down on illegal fishing activities carried out despite prior publicity."

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