Chungbuk Joint Inspection and Crackdown on 'Spring Illegal Fishing' from April to May

[Asia Economy (Chungbuk) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungbuk Province announced on the 29th that it will conduct joint inspections and crackdowns on illegal fishing in major rivers and dam areas within the province from April 1 to May 31, during the spring fish spawning season.

The crackdown will involve the province, city and county governments, and the East Sea Fisheries Management Team of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. The main targets of the crackdown are unlicensed, unauthorized, and unreported fishing, violations of closed seasons and fish size regulations, use of harmful fishing methods, and violations of fishing order.

The province plans to strictly punish offenders by confiscating illegal catches and fishing gear seized during the crackdown and filing charges in accordance with relevant regulations.

Last year, the province detected a total of 27 cases of illegal fishing activities and took actions such as filing charges and imposing fines. The detected cases included 10 violations of fishing order, 7 cases of unauthorized fishing, 6 cases of harmful fishing methods, and 4 cases of violations of closed seasons and fish size regulations.

A provincial official stated, “We will do our best to protect fishery resources and establish fishing order by building a continuous and systematic monitoring system to eradicate illegal fishing.”

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