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Murky Waters: Analysis of the regulatory framework governing the distant water fishing fleet of the

15 Jun 2022

The government thus encourages the A robust national legal framework could also urge the merger and acquisition of DWF companies into larger reform of policies and regulations of each province enterprises, to extend the production value chain, and to and thus align the policies of the central and regional invest in offshore fishing bases and harbours in coastal government for the development of th. [...] issued by the competent government department of the The company needs to submit information on: the fishing coastal state on its approval of fishing access; and the vessel(s) involved (names, owners, nationality, operating opinion of the Chinese embassy (consulate) in the country type, vessel length and engine power); the principal project where the project is located. [...] The infringements which may result the city of Qingdao have promulgated a mechanism in the application of non-monetary penalties include: to allow the provincial or prefectural authority to fishing without obtaining a fishing licence,142 breaching suspend the offshore fishing projects of a DWF company the conditions of the licence,143 failure of the captain to 25 perform the appropriate duties,144. [...] by the government of their home country, obtain an The main provisions governing the management of crew employment permit from the PRC in accordance with on board Chinese DWF vessels are set out in the DWF the law and obtain an “Ordinary Crew Certificate” in Regulations and the “Measures for the Management of accordance with the Measures for Crew Management.173 the Fishery Crew of PRC”, which are. [...] Controlling the scale of national f leet The limit on the size of the Chinese DWF fleet set out in the Establish a cap on the capacity of the Chinese 13th Five-year plan refers only to the number of vessels but DWF fleet, in the form of overall engine power does not include a cap on fishing capacity in terms of engine and GT for specified gear types.
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