Taiwan's seeks closer cooperation with fishery-rich island nations

摘要

Taiwan's total distant waters fishing catch reached 688,000mt in 2010, up 12% from 615,000mt the previous year. Offshore fisheries production fell to 128,000mt in 2010, however, from 147,000mt the previous year, while coastal fisheries production dropped 14% to 35,000mt from 40,000mt in 2009. "The saury catch was very important in 2010. The distant waters fishing catch was large because our saury catch was at a record high. Most of it was caught on the high seas and in the northern Pacific," the spokesman said.