Jeju Coast Guard, Special Crackdown on Crimes Affecting Livelihoods During Lunar New Year Holidays

From January 25 to February 15

Jeju Regional Coast Guard Headquarters

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Regional Maritime Police Agency announced on the 20th that it will conduct a special crackdown on crimes infringing on people's livelihoods during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 25 to February 15.

The main targets of the crackdown are △ illegal fishing activities in prohibited fishing zones such as trawl and purse seine vessels △ habitual advance payment fraud exploiting difficult economic conditions △ theft of aquaculture farms and vessels △ maritime safety violations such as overloading, overcapacity, drunk navigation, and illegal modification △ human rights violations against maritime workers.

A Jeju Maritime Police official stated, "Considering the economic difficulties caused by COVID-19, we will focus on guidance-oriented criminal activities for minor offenders such as livelihood-related crimes by small-scale fishermen, and actively respond to maritime crimes that infringe on the common people's economy," and urged, "Please actively report any witnessed illegal fishing."

Meanwhile, over the past three years, Jeju Maritime Police have apprehended livelihood-infringing offenders such as illegal fishing in prohibited zones with 20 cases/22 people in 2018, 17 cases/23 people in 2019, and 17 cases/21 people in 2020.

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