China's first two national total allowable catch (TAC) pilots launched in March, setting the course for establishing China's TAC management scheme, reports NRDC.
In January 2017, China’s Ministry of Agriculture announced bold new reforms to the country's fishing industry.
In addition to reiterating the goal of cutting total domestic marine fishing output to less than 10 million metric tons by 2020 (down from 13 million tons in 2015) and thereafter matching production to the carrying capacity of marine fishery resources, the new policy sets out three priority measures that will contribute to that goal.
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