Ranked as the worst illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing offender in the Pacific, China has maintained that it is a “responsible” fishing country that strictly implements the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. China was ranked as the worst IUU fishing offender in the world by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime. Chinese ports are ranked as the most likely to process IUU-caught fish, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Lee-Brago, P. (2020, December 7). China touts 'responsible' fishing despite worst offender tag. The Philippine Star, pp. 1, 5.