Taiwan to scrap longliners

Taiwan will be scrapping a total of 120 large-scale tuna long line vessels between 2005 and 2006 to follow the International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity adopted by the FAO in 1999 that called for a reduction of large-scale tuna longline fishing vessels by 20% to 30%.The program will cost NT$4 billion (Almost EUR100million)

Taiwan will be scrapping a total of 120 large-scale tuna long line vessels between 2005 and 2006 to follow the International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity adopted by the FAO in 1999 that called for a reduction of large-scale tuna longline fishing vessels by 20% to 30%.The program will cost NT$4 billion (Almost EUR100million)