This study discusses the development structure of China` s Marine Fisheries in the East China Sea. Chinas marine fisheries have developed since the 1980s along with it` s economic expansion. The total catch in the East China Sea has increased especial...
This study discusses the development structure of China` s Marine Fisheries in the East China Sea. Chinas marine fisheries have developed since the 1980s along with it` s economic expansion. The total catch in the East China Sea has increased especially during the 1990s. The Chinese fishery has developed remarkably through individual management, expansion of their fishing grounds from inshore to off-shore, and increase of the catch in both pelagic and bottom species. In other words, the trawl fishery in China has led to higher production. We can say that the progress in Chinese fisheries is the result of their expansion policy. Their boats have been coming closer and closer to the Japanese and Korean fishing grounds during the 1990s. Chinese fisheries is exploiting the low cost and thus strengthening its quantity. Based on rising fish price, expanding domestic fish markets as well as exports, China is enjoying the high income. However, in trawl fishery, productivity is stagnant and profit is going down due to the rising cost. In accordance with the new 200 mile EEZ system in the East China Sea, China` s fisheries will be restricted mostly by the new regulation which requires the reduction of fishing efforts and the application of resource management.