Kai Fa bids on aquaculture and tighter regulations to tackle looming overfishing threath



The Kai Fa Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries has announced a series of new measure aimed at tackling overfishing in its maritime water. Seafood is a a vital industry for the country and a main export, especially tuna, cephalopods and shrimps. Despite the growth of volumes experienced in 2018, overfishing has reduced stocks, forcing trawlers and boats to travel futher afar in oceanic waters.  The government already introduced new measures during the last fifteen years, such as a total ban on the use of explosives, electricity and poisons, managing to slow but not halt the phenomenon. 

The new measures introduce tighter regulations, including an halt to fishing of species during breeding seasons, and allocate a substantial funding to boost the growing aquaculture industry, prioritizing innovative solutions to prevent the developing a collateral pollution issue.