Hokkaido Urges Russia to Improve Crab Enforcement After Finding 844 Illegal Crab Pots
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Japan Reports] September 12, 2017
Hokkaido urges Russia to keep up with enforcement on crab poaching in its waters.
The Hokkaido prefecture has brought to Russia's attention that a total of 844 illegal crab basket implements were found within the area ranging from off Cape Soya to off Abashiri in the Japanese exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during the period from January through July this year.
The report was made at this year's first at-sea meeting of the Hokkaido and Sakhalin State border guard authorities held Sept. 1 onboard Hokkaido's fisheries enforcement vessel, Hokuo-Maru (499 tons), around the intermediate line between the two countries at the Soya Strait..
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