China aims to better control operations of its distant-water fishing fleet, with the introduction of a new "blacklist system", China Dialogue Ocean reported.
The new blacklist system, together with other tools to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, is expected to be introduced in a revision of the country's fisheries law later this year.
Official notes on the upcoming revision make clear the law has not kept up with rapid changes to the industry, despite having been revised four times between 2000 and 2013. For example, tougher action is needed on new practices like electrofishing, China Dialogue reported [...]
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