The Chinese government's own fishing ban in the East China Sea and other areas ended on the 16th, and many fishing boats departed all at once at the port in southern Fujian Province.
The target sea area includes the area around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and the fishing authorities are instructing not to operate in politically sensitive waters, but it will be watched whether the guidance will be thorough.
The fishing ban period, which the Chinese government had set in May to protect fishery resources in parts of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, was lifted at 1:00 pm on the 16th of Japan time.
Of these, at the port in Quanzhou, Fujian Province in the south, it was confirmed that more than 200 fishing boats departed all at once, led by the ships of the China Coast Guard.
The target waters include the area around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and local fishing authorities have issued notices and instructed them not to operate in politically sensitive waters.
However, several local fishermen told NHK that "the area around the Senkaku Islands has a wide variety of fish, and many boats hide and go fishing," and some fishing boats are instructing. It is possible that you will not comply.
In 2016, 200 to 300 Chinese fishing boats sailed around the Senkaku Islands, and some of them invaded Japan's territory, increasing tensions, so will the guidance of the Chinese authorities be thorough? It will be noticed.