Fishery Talks Scheduled for March 16 in Tokyo

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Fishery Talks Scheduled for March 16 in Tokyo

There will be a Korea-Japan joint fisheries talk on March 16 and 17 in Tokyo, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries announced on March 4. The two countries had signed a fisheries agreement earlier this year, but it did not fully settle disputes on fishing quotas in one another's exclusive economic zones(EEZ).
A source from the Ministry asserted, 'Part of the 6,500 tons of eel and flatfish qouta should be alloted to Korean fishermen, and we will be asking Japan's concession for a fair share.'
The puff or blow fish is another issue between the two countries. Both countries along with many other Southeast Asian fishermen compete for the prized fish in a disputed area in the South China Sea. The source added, 'This is originally China's territory so Japan does not have a right to prohibit fishing for blow fish.'
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