China News Agency, Beijing, July 18. The China Coast Guard held a farewell ceremony for the North Pacific high seas fishery law enforcement cruise formation in Qingdao, Shandong on the 18th.
With the sound of a whistle, the formation composed of the "Changshan Ship" and "Shicheng Ship" of the China Coast Guard unmoored and set sail, slowly leaving the dock and heading to the high seas of the North Pacific for a 45-day fishing law enforcement cruise mission.
The fishery law enforcement patrol in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean is an important measure for China to actively fulfill its international obligations and show its image as a responsible major country.
The China Coast Guard dispatches two ships to carry out tasks every year. This year is the seventh voyage organized by the China Coast Guard and the third cruise that has obtained the right to board and inspect fishing vessels in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean.
In recent years, the China Coast Guard has actively adapted to the changes in the management system of regional fisheries organizations, actively applied for the right to board and inspect high seas fishing boats, organized high seas boarding inspections, and severely cracked down on IUU fishing (usually refers to illegal fishing internationally, which is illegal and unreported) regulated and unregulated fishing activities, namely "Illegal", "Unreported" and "Unregulated") activities, play an important role in maintaining the order of fishery production on the high seas and promoting the sustainable development of fishery resources.
During the cruise, the coast guard fleet will strengthen publicity, education, law enforcement and supervision of fishing vessels operating on the high seas of the North Pacific in accordance with Resolution 46/215 of the United Nations General Assembly and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources on the High Seas of the North Pacific Ocean, strengthen the inspection of fishing vessels on board, and crack down on them. Illegal fishing operations, and earnestly maintain the order of fishery production in the high seas of the North Pacific.
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