B. East Asia 



China: China has allowed ROK vessels access to 

 its waters since 1988. A total of 17 ROK vessels 

 caught 2,724 t in 1991, a 58 percent decrease from 

 1990. Chinese vessels have been observed poaching in 

 ROK waters, but the ROK hopes this problem can be 

 resolved now that the ROK and China have normalized 

 diplomatic relations. The ROK Government sent a 

 fisheries delegation to China in June 1993 to discuss 

 illegal Chinese fishing in ROK waters and explore the 

 possibility of a bilateral fisheries cooperation 

 agreement.'* 



North Korea: The ROK Government formulated a 

 proposal for joint salmon resource development with 

 North Korea during 1991. The proposal included the 

 establishment of a joint salmon hatchery and joint 

 salmon fishing and marketing operations.'' 



C. South/Southeast Asia 



India: The ROK tuna fishing company, Tae Eun, 

 has formed a joint venture in India witli Fishing 

 Falcons Ltd. of Hyderabad. Equity capital is shared by 

 tlie Indian promoter, Mr. Sridliar Reddy, Tae Eun 

 Company, the Indian Marine Products Export 

 Development Authority, and the public. The joint 

 venture company operates two ROK-built longliners, 

 the Vaishnavi I and the Vaishnavi II. Exploratory 

 fishing was conducted in December 1992 with a 

 reported daily catch of 2 to 2.5 t of bigeye and 

 yellowfin tuna per vessel.'" 



Indonesia: ROK fishing vessels have access to 

 Indonesian waters through joint ventures and leasing 

 arrangements with Indonesian companies. Tlie 

 Dongwong Industries Company, a major ROK tuna 

 fishing company, announced in mid-1992 the 

 construction of a tuna canning plant in Sorong, Irian 

 Jaya, Indonesia. The camiery would process all fish 

 caught by tlie company's tuna flfeet operating in the 

 western Pacific. Tlie plant would reportedly be the 

 largest in Indonesia.'" 



Vietnam: A joint venture tuna canning company 

 has been established by the Dongwon Industrial 

 Company in Vietnam. Details are not available, but 

 Dongwon will provide fishing and processing expertise 

 for this venture.''- Otlier ROK fishery companies are 



expected to build plants in Vietnam to take advantage 

 of Vietnamese natural resources and cheap labor. 



D. Oceania 



Cook Islands/Tuvalu: Agreements with these two 

 South Pacific nations allowed ROK tuna vessels access 

 only at the end of the 1991-92 fishing season."' No 

 further information is available. 



French Pacific Territories: The ROK-France 

 agreement allowed 125 ROK tuna longliners to catch 

 6,100 t of tuna in French Polynesian waters during 

 1992 for a fee of $835,440.'" This agreement was 

 reportedly not renewed in 1993 when the two sides 

 were unable to resolve differences over the amount of 

 ROK catch to be offloaded at French Pacific ports and 

 the length of time ROK vessels would be required to 

 stay at these ports.'" 



Kiribati: In 1990, The Korean Deep Sea Fisheries 

 Association agreed to pay a $960,000 access fee which 

 would allow 113 ROK longliners to fish in Kiribati 

 waters. ROK companies were required to hire Kiribati 

 crew under this agreement.'"' Tlie agreement was 

 renewed in July 1992, allowing 110 ROK longliners 

 access for a fee of $1.4 million. ''' 



Micronesia: The ROK first concluded a fishery 

 access arrangement with Micronesia in 1980. By 1990, 

 a total of 32 ROK purse seiners were licensed to fish 

 in Micronesian waters. These seiners are largely used 

 vessels purchased from Japan, Mexico, and the United 

 States. Tlie ROK fishery access agreement expired in 

 July 1 990 and has not been renewed despite numerous 

 negotiations."* 



New Zealand: The ROK and New Zealand 

 concluded a fisheries agreement in March 1978. ROK 

 vessels were granted direct access to New Zealand 

 waters under this agreement until the introduction of 

 New Zealand's Quota Management System which 

 allows only New Zealand companies and individuals to 

 own fishing quotas. Quota holders may choose to use 

 their own vessels or charter foreign vessels to catch 

 their quota. The bilateral agreement was renewed in 

 1990, and extends through September 1994. 



Under a charter arrangement, a foreign vessel is 

 hired to catch a quantity of fish which is allocated to a 

 New Zealand company under the quota system. The 



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