Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper for allegedly defying an order to stop while within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture, the Fisheries Agency said early on Friday.The incident marks the first time since 2022 that the agency has seized a Chinese fishing boat.The vessel is also the first foreign fishing boat seized by the agency this year.The skipper, a 47-year-old Chinese national, was arrested on Thursday and stands accused of trying to evade an on-board inspection by a Japanese fisheries control officer about 170km southwest of the island of Meshima in Goto, Nagasaki.According to the agency’s office for the Kyushu region, the boat had a crew of 11.Japanese PM ‘open’ to talks with ChinaJapanese PM ‘open’ to talks with ChinaThe agency conducts on-board inspections and other operations against illegal fishing in waters around Japan.
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Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat off Nagasaki, arrests skipper
Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its 47-year-old skipper on Thursday within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture. The Fisheries Agency stated the skipper is accused of ignoring an order to stop for inspection by a Japanese fisheries control officer.
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Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its 47-year-old skipper on Thursday within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture. The Fisheries Agency stated the skipper is accused of ignoring an order to stop for inspection by a Japanese fisheries control officer. The incident occurred approximately 170km southwest of Meshima Island in Goto, Nagasaki. This is the first seizure of a Chinese fishing boat by the agency since 2022 and the first foreign fishing boat seized this year. The boat had a crew of 11. The Fisheries Agency conducts inspections to combat illegal fishing in waters surrounding Japan.
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The boat had a crew of 11.
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The skipper is accused of evading an inspection by a Japanese fisheries control officer.
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Japanese authorities seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper.
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