The Japanese Fisheries Agency has seized a South Korean squid
catching boat in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Sado
Island, Kyodo News reported on Monday.
The agency announced earlier in the day that the boat was seized
because it falsified the amount of its catches when it fished in
the water close to Niigata Prefecture, and the captain of the boat
was arrested for violating the law concerning Japan's fishing
rights in its EEZ.
A patrol ship of the agency's regional office carried out on
Sunday evening an on-board inspection of the fishing boat on the
Sea of Japan at about 375 kilometers northwest of Sado Island, and
found out that its catch in the five days beginning Aug. 23 was
17,397 kg, nearly four times of the amount it logged, the agency
said.
According to Japanese regulations, fishing boats from South
Korea can operate in Japan's EEZ after obtaining permission, but
have to log their catches accurately.
(Xinhua News Agency August 29, 2006)
