subject: Taiwan: Bigeye Tuna Fishing Quota Was Cut Qi Cheng - Fiber Optic Multiplexer - Pdh Multiplexer [print this page] Taiwan tuna fishing offshore and inshore catches of the most important, there were no real sanctions, Taiwan fishermen can no longer Yuebuqilai the.
Comprehensive Taiwan media reports, the International Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Commission (ICCAT) 20 end of the 19th Annual Meeting, the resolution will be in Taiwan next year, Atlantic bigeye tuna (Hong Kong said the tuna) will significantly reduce the catch quota Qi Cheng, reduced from the original 14,900 tons 4,600 tons, and asked Taiwan to strengthen fisheries management. Awful in the history of the most serious international fisheries sanctions will have a serious impact on Taiwan's offshore fishing industry is expected to almost 2 billion yuan loss in output.
KMT's "Legislative Yuan", "caucus" whip, chief deputy secretary said, "caucus" In addition to protest Japan's fishing quota cut of Taiwan, and Taiwan authorities, said nothing as painful.
Japan launched an attack Taiwan fishery loss of almost 2 billion
It is understood that 42 countries and regions, more than 500 fisheries officials and industry participation in major IC-CAT will be held in Spain recently, Taiwan's high seas fishing is the focus of the meeting. Japan annual meeting in Taiwan fishing boat alleged illegal excess fishing on the high seas, and the proposal to bigeye tuna in Taiwan, South and North Atlantic swordfish, the East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna catch quotas of "all zero" and ban imports from Taiwan. After the United States proposed an amendment, limited to only reduce bigeye tuna quota to zero.
20 final decision by ICCAT Conference, Taiwan next year, Atlantic bigeye tuna catch quota of 14,900 tons was reduced to 4600 tons. In addition, 65 fishing boats to be suspended, or fishing other species. "Fisheries Department," said the Taiwan one year from the three oceans bigeye tuna caught nearly 10 million tons, annual output value of more than 190 billion Taiwan dollars. Quota was cut, the loss of just catches have 1.92 billion yuan. But this is only visible damage.
In addition, ICCAT with the General Assembly resolution calling for Taiwan to strengthen fisheries management, including: left behind 15 Atlantic bigeye tuna fishing vessels fully accredited observers, may not reproduced in the sea, on a regular basis to the designated port for inspection and so on.
KMT "party" does not grant authority to do things
Bad news, the KMT "party" to protest Japan's fishing quota for the deletion of Taiwan, and criticized the Taiwan authorities were not doing the illegal business controls, resulting in the island's fishing industry may have been tumbled.
Last year, Taiwan's fishing boats were caught illegally fishing and fish cleaning behavior, the Taiwan authorities have not been made to improve the outcome of the Member States agree that ICCAT has evolved into a trade sanctions. KMT "legislative caucus deputy secretary," Pan Wei on the 19th that the authorities in Taiwan IC-CAT was included in the list is not active, as observed, would lead to big trouble now.
"Premier" Frank Hsieh said that Taiwan will meet the resolution, but he admits, the sanctions undermine Taiwan's tuna catch, will affect Taiwan's tuna production. He also said that fishermen should first abide by the law in operation, and now have to face sanctions, the Taiwan authorities will help the fishermen to "approach"; the opposition "legislators" are broadside Hsieh know in two weeks ago, there may be so results, but did not seek to remedy, and now should take political responsibility.
H-related officials in the fishing industry to step down
To sanctions against ICCAT, Kaohsiung regretted that the fishing community, wash the fish problem has existed for many years, but this time one of the reasons of international trade sanctions, non-critical point, while the fishery officials for years on the ocean and fisheries policy of the cold sensation incompetence, strangle Taiwan's offshore fishing industry is the flash point, they asked the officials responsible should step down.
