The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has withdrawn a distant water fishing certificate to the Lian Run Pelagic Fishing company following reports of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in West Africa.
The company is facing a total shut down of its entire distance water fleet, formed of 30 vessels.
In addition, the ministry cancelled fuel subsidies for vessels belonging to two other major Chinese distant water fishing companies.
Last spring, vessels from all three companies were arrested in the West African region during a joint patrol between Greenpeace and local fisheries inspectors.
