Yu Minyou, Liu Weizhe
Wuhan University China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
PLoS One. 2025 Apr 15;20(4):e0319525. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319525. eCollection 2025.
Overfishing in the South China Sea has become increasingly severe these years, with Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing being one of the main contributors to this problem. To ensure regional and global food security as well as stability, it is necessary and urgent for the South China Sea coastal states to deal with overfishing effectively. Based on a comparison with the Indonesian law enforcement system against IUU fishing, the paper proposes a path for China to improve its fishery law enforcement system. It also utilizes VIIRS-DNB data analysis to support some viewpoints and highlight areas needing special attention. In the future, China should clarify the legislation, policy, and institutional authority distribution for fishery law enforcement; adopt more effective measures while meeting the necessity requirements of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; strengthen international cooperation, attempting to reach temporary fishing zone agreements with other coastal states in disputed waters; and involve local fishing communities in the development of the enforcement system.
近年来,中国南海的过度捕捞问题日益严重,非法、未报告和无管制(IUU)捕捞是造成这一问题的主要原因之一。为确保地区和全球粮食安全以及稳定,南海沿岸国家有效应对过度捕捞问题既必要又紧迫。通过与印度尼西亚打击IUU捕捞的执法系统进行比较,本文提出了中国完善渔业执法系统的路径。同时利用VIIRS-DNB数据分析来支持一些观点并突出需要特别关注的领域。未来,中国应明确渔业执法的立法、政策和机构权限分配;在满足《联合国海洋法公约》必要要求的同时采取更有效措施;加强国际合作,尝试与争议海域的其他沿海国家达成临时捕鱼区协议;并让当地渔业社区参与执法系统的建设。