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Latin America Aims to Counter China Fishing: WSJ

Famed Galápagos Islands would be part of a stretch of ocean off-limits to industrial fishing


A Chinese fishing vessel is placed under escort after being caught by an Argentine warship operating illegally within Argentina’s exclusive economic zone. Photo: Armada de la República Argentina via AFP

 

Conservationists see the expansion of a marine reserve across a wide area of the Pacific from Ecuador to Central America as an important step towards thwarting giant Chinese fishing fleets, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The governments of Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica said the famed Galápagos Islands would be part of a stretch of ocean off-limits to industrial fishing.

“The greatest thing about this is that it is the first multi-country protected area in the world. It is a great step,” said Maximiliano Bello, an international ocean-policy expert for California-based Mission Blue, who advised the Latin American governments.

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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