Korea-Japan private fisheries organizations to jointly research climate change

Private fisheries organizations from Korea and Japan have committed to collaborate on climate change research and information exchange. The decision was made during the 18th Korea-Japan Private Fisheries Council in Japan, where the status of the Korea-Japan Private Fisheries Agreement for 2024 was discussed and future directions were planned. Both nations stressed the importance of monitoring the resource status of the East China Sea and seeking sustainable fisheries practices. The meeting also saw the Korean representatives requesting Japan's cooperation to resume mutual access to the Exclusive Economic Zone, which has been suspended since 2016.

Private fisheries organizations in Korea and Japan have agreed to pursue various joint research and information exchanges on climate change response. About 30 representatives of fisheries organizations from both countries, including Chairman Jeong Yeong-hoon of the Korea Fisheries Association and Chairman Edamoto Masaaki of the Japan Fisheries Association, held the 18th Korea-Japan Private Fisheries Council in Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on the 12th (photo). At the meeting, the status of implementation of the Korea-Japan Private Fisheries Agreement for 2024 was reviewed and future directions for implementation were discussed. In addition, both sides shared a common understanding of the importance of information exchange on the resource status of the East China Sea and agreed to seek cooperation so that sustainable fisheries can be realized. In particular, during the meeting, the Korean side mentioned the situation in which mutual access to the Exclusive Economic ...