The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that on the 30th of last month, they detected and forcibly removed illegal fishing nets installed by Chinese fishing vessels in the waters approximately 150 km southwest of Chagwido, which is within our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The nets that were found ranged from 300 to 500 meters in length and were approximately 70 meters wide. The end part of the net, often referred to as a "sweeping net," has a diameter of just about 2 cm. The use of these nets is banned in South Korea.
The Ministry plans to dispose of the collected nets and will request the Chinese side to take measures to prevent a recurrence.
South Sea Fisheries Management Service
차귀도 해상 '싹쓸이 어구' 불법 그물 발견
해양수산부는 지난 달 30일, 우리측 배타적경제수역인 차귀도 남서쪽 150km 부근 해상에서 중국측 어선이 설치한 불법 포획 어구 그물을 발견해 강제 수거 처리했습니다.
발견된 어구는 길이 300에서 500m, 폭은 70m 정도인 그물로 그물 끝부분 지름이 2cm 밖에 안돼 일명 싹쓸이 어구로 알려져 우리나라에선 사용이 금지돼 있습니다.
