In response to China’s “gray zone” strategy, the US Coast Guard’s eighth “Legend-class” patrol ship, the USS Midget, will perform patrol missions in the Western Pacific region after the 2022 Rim of the Pacific military exercise to combat illegal and illegal operations. Reported, Unregulated (IUU) fishing. (taken from the official website of the United States Coast Guard)
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[Compiled by Lin Yuxuan/Comprehensive report]The French “Le Monde” newspaper “Le Monde” disclosed that the Chinese fleet illegally overfished in the Arabian Sea. The number of squid fishing boats increased by 200 in just 3 years, and the crews were fishing day and night. A single year in 2020 The total fishing hours are more than 250,000 hours. In addition to longlines, they also use large trawl nets to reduce costs and catch all restricted fish such as tuna, slandering China’s state media’s claim that China is a “responsible fishing country”.
According to the survey report of Le Monde, China ranks first in the world’s industrial overfishing country. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) pointed out that China’s squid from the high seas accounted for 50% to 70% of the global squid market value. Tracking data from French satellite intelligence company Unseenless shows that Chinese fishing boats are deliberately evading satellite tracking. According to regulations, large fishing vessels must continuously send signals to locate, but during the 13-day tracking period, half of the 120 Chinese fishing vessels in the Arabian Sea turned on the automatic identification system (AIS).
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China’s fishing in the economic waters of other countries has aroused dissatisfaction from all countries. The Indian government has accused Chinese ocean-going fishing vessels of illegally fishing in the country’s exclusive economic zone without applying during a typhoon forced to dock in 2019. The following year, 20 Chinese ocean-going tugboats entered the waters of Balochistan, western Pakistan, causing strong protests from local fishermen.
In response to China’s “gray zone” strategy, the USCGC Midgett, the eighth “Legend-class” patrol ship of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), will be deployed in the Western Pacific after the 2022 Rim of the Pacific military exercise. Conduct patrols to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing to preserve U.S. allied national sovereignty and its exclusive economic waters resources.
Captain Willie Carmichael of the USS Midget said they would assist the Indian Coast Guard in improving its disaster response capabilities. The mission also aims to strengthen ties with countries in the Indian Ocean and Pacific region and provide support through bilateral agreements.
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