China wants to Fight with Ecuador Against Sea Wildlife Trafficking
Published: Wednesday, 06 September 2017 14:32
The Chinese government announced Monday it wants to cooperate with Ecuador on the protection of marine life and go after illegal fishing, media reported.
Bejing’s decision came after a Chinese fishing crew was sentenced for up to four years in prison for illegally fishing endangered sharks off the Galapagos Islands.
"The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture is ready to establish intergovernmental communication mechanisms with the relevant departments of the fishing sector of Ecuador,” Zhang Xianliang, director general of fisheries and fisheries administration at the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, told the Ecuadorean newspaper Andes.
The mechanism would establish an exchange of information between the two countries and enable them to jointly protect marine fauna and flora resources and pursue illegal fishing activities, Xianliang explained.
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https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/6947-china-wants-to-fight-with-ecuador-against-sea-wildlife-trafficking
