Blue sharks, which account for about half of the domestic shark catch and are used as raw materials for shark fins and hanpen, said the Fisheries Agency will require a government permit from November next year based on international treaties when exporting them. Announced.
The fisheries agency said the new regulations came at a meeting of the parties to the Washington Convention to Protect Wildlife in Panama this month.
According to this,
▽ 19 species of sharks, including reef sharks, due to the deterioration of stock conditions, and
▽ 35 species of sharks, including blue sharks, that have similar individual characteristics to these sharks, will be
exported from November next year. Subject to regulations requiring a national permit.
Of these, "blue shark" accounts for about half of the domestic shark catch, and is consumed domestically as a raw material for shark fins and fish cakes, and is also exported to China and other countries.
The Fisheries Agency said, ``We have evaluated that the amount of blue shark resources has been secured, and we will continue to operate appropriately.