Alarm over discovery of hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels near Galpagos Islands

[Mosby]

12. It's unrestricted capitalism that's the problem

not the regulated capitalism in the West.

If anything, we are being exploited as Chinas largest market.

In terms of fishing:

1 China 11.5 million tons 1999
2 Peru 8.26 million tons 1999
3 Chile 4.89 million tons 1999
4 Japan 3.96 million tons 1999
5 Russia 3.47 million tons 1999
6 Indonesia 3.41 million tons 1999
7 United States 3.33 million tons 1999
8 Norway 2.55 million tons 1999
9 Thailand 2.34 million tons 1999
10 India


Southeast Asia’s Fisheries Near Collapse from Overfishing


Much of the overfishing and destructive fishing in Southeast Asia is attributable to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU). IUU fishing occurs region-wide, with violators ranging from small-scale local fishermen to large-scale enterprises conducted on commercial fishing trawlers. There are many drivers for IUU fishing in the region, not the least of which is that demand now appears to exceed supply. Operationally, the main issue is weak fishing regulations among the region’s many countries, together with a lack of cooperation on management among these countries.

https://asiafoundation.org/2018/03/28/southeast-asias-fisheries-near-collapse-overfishing/