Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Seoul to Combat Illegal Chinese Fishing

SEOUL?South Korea on Monday said it will bolster efforts to counter illegal Chinese fishing in its waters, including issuing more firearms to Coast Guard officers and raising penalties against offenders after a Coast Guard officer died after he was stabbed by a Chinese fishing boat captain earlier this month.

Seoul has been under domestic pressure to make a robust response to the incident, which came amid a rise in fishing by Chinese boats in South Korean territorial waters this year. Chinese fishing crews, seeking richer catches outside ...

SEOUL?South Korea on Monday said it will bolster efforts to counter illegal Chinese fishing in its waters, including issuing more firearms to Coast Guard officers and raising penalties against offenders after a Coast Guard officer died after he was stabbed by a Chinese fishing boat captain earlier this month.

Seoul has been under domestic pressure to make a robust response to the incident, which came amid a rise in fishing by Chinese boats in South Korean territorial waters this year. Chinese fishing crews, seeking richer catches outside ...

Source: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7013/~3/uHzR0hQ6P20/SB10001424052970203391104577122010640638178.html

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