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> an exhaustive survey of 152 countries...That’s a 6 percent rise since 2009 >China, which operates the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet, has increased h
by ptah 7y ago
> an exhaustive survey of 152 countries...That’s a 6 percent rise since 2009
>China, which operates the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet, has increased harmful subsidies by 105 percent over the past decade
china's 105% rise contributed to 6% rise which includes all sea-faring nations. does that mean their subsidies were considerably less than the rest of the world and they are playing catchup?
If they have the largest fleet surely a 105% rise would lead to >6% globally seeing as they have the largest fleet and assuming they were on par with rest of world's subsidies?
- NicoJuicy 7y agoThey are now also fishing in non-Chinese waters of their neighbors... Too much power ... :)
- snagglegaggle 7y agoShould start sinking their fishing ships like Iceland was doing
- rubinelli 7y agoNot only their neighbors, they will go all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Last year, a Chinese tuna fishing vessel rammed and tried to sink a Brazilian one in Brazilian waters.[1] They ignore the law knowing Beijing will throw its weight around if they get caught by local authorities. [1] https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/11/25/fishing-wars-in-south-atlantic-chinese-vs-brazilian/ https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/11/25/fishing-wars-in-sout...
- big_chungus 7y agoSomeone else commented on the fact that China steals others' fish, and he's right. China used up all her own fish [0], and so is stealing those of South America [1] and Africa [2]. This is especially un-ethical in light of the fact that there are parts of these continents where food is not always plentiful for everyone. And of course, she continues to steal parts of the South Not-China Sea. [0]: https://qz.com/948980/china-has-fished-itself-out-of-its-own-waters-so-chinese-fishermen-are-now-sticking-their-rods-in-other-nations-seas/ https://qz.com/948980/china-has-fished-itself-out-of-its-own... [1]: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-warns-chinas-aggressive-fishing-boats-could-start-a-war-2019-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/us-warns-chinas-aggressive-f... [2]: https://stopillegalfishing.com/press-links/chinas-fishing-fleet-plundering-african-waters/ https://stopillegalfishing.com/press-links/chinas-fishing-fl...
- mooman219 7y ago"South Not-China Sea" Some countries in the region call it the Eastern Sea if you're looking for a replacement.
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- i_am_proteus 7y agoThe text of the article mentions that the new study uses a different (improved) methodology from the 2009 study and discourages direct comparisons between the two sets of results.
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- Razengan 7y ago> China, which operates the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet... Is that why we keep hearing about the Japanese whaling industry in the news? To deflect ire from China?