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China’s ‘dark’ fishing fleets are plundering the world’s oceans
When a vast Chinese armada appeared outside the Galapagos Marine Reserve in South America earlier this year, Ecuador’s Government sounded the alarm.
Key points:
- China hauls in 15.2 million tonnes of marine life annually, or 20 per cent of the world’s catch
- Beijing has also flouted sanctions by sending mariners to fish in North Korean waters
- But experts caution that all countries are guilty of plundering marine resources
They called in the big guns, asking the United States Coast Guard to help keep an eye on the enormous number of fishing vessels.
The sheer size of the fleet fuelled Ecuador’s urgency: more than 350 Chinese fishing boats were detected, outnumbering its own navy and those of Peru and Chile combined.
Lieutenant-Commander Christa…
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