Jeju Coast Guard Cheong-Namhae Fisheries Management Team Conduct Patrols in Unmarked Boundary Waters

Jeju Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Chief Han Sang-chul) and the South Sea Fisheries Management Unit (Chief Kim Young-jin) announced on the 14th that they will conduct joint patrols in unregulated boundary waters during the Chinese fishing vessels' self-imposed fishing moratorium period (from May 1 to September 16) to ensure the safety of marine resources and domestic fishing vessels.

The unregulated boundary waters refer to the Korea-China Provisional Measures Waters, Korea-Japan Median Line Waters, and Korea-China Current Fishing Maintenance Waters.

Jeju Coast Guard and Namhae Fisheries Management Team will conduct joint patrols in the unmarked boundary waters until September.
[Photo by Jeju Coast Guard]

This patrol was initiated to prevent illegal fishing and protect marine resources, as there is a possibility that Chinese fishing vessels remain within the Korea-China Provisional Measures Waters despite the start of China's self-imposed fishing moratorium last month, and to manage the safety of domestic fishing vessels in the Korea-Japan Median Line Waters.

From this month until September, the Jeju Coast Guard Headquarters and the South Sea Fisheries Management Unit will jointly conduct maritime patrols once a month, totaling four times.

The first joint patrol of this year will take place over two days from the 15th to the 16th, with the Jeju Coast Guard’s patrol vessel 3002 and the South Sea Fisheries Management Unit’s Mugunghwa 18 jointly patrolling approximately 351 km in the Korea-China Provisional Measures Waters (from about 144 km southwest of Hwasun Port to about 181 km west of Chagwido).

Additionally, they plan to provide information to the Chinese side and request measures against illegal fishing activities by Chinese vessels violating the self-imposed fishing moratorium, and to conduct warning broadcasts to block illegal fishing when Chinese vessels attempting to enter the inner waters are detected.

Chief Han Sang-chul stated, “To protect our maritime sovereignty against illegal foreign fishing vessels, we will continue to strengthen joint response systems with related agencies. We will firmly crack down on illegal Chinese fishing vessels to establish maritime law enforcement authority and make every effort to protect domestic marine resources and ensure the safety management of fishing vessels.”

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Jeong-pil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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