China Coast Guard embarks on 45-day patrol to enforce fisheries law in North Pacific

A China Coast Guard fleet departed Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province, on Monday for a 45-day fisheries law-enforcement patrol on the high seas of the North Pacific.

The fleet, comprising two vessels, will carry out the mission to fulfill China's obligations under international conventions, maintain order in fisheries operations and conserve fishery resources and the marine ecosystem on the high seas in the region, the CCG said in a news release on Monday afternoon.

The mission will also demonstrate China's active participation in global ocean governance and its commitment to the conservation of high-seas fishery resources, the release said.

During the patrol, the CCG will conduct comprehensive and multidimensional law-enforcement inspections in accordance with relevant international conventions and agreements, it said.

It will strengthen boarding inspections and crack down on "illegal, unreported and unregulated" fishing activities to maintain order in high-seas fisheries operations and promote the sustainable development of fishery resources, the release said.