TAIWAN FISHING BOATS WARNED TO STAY CLEAR OF AUSTRALIAN WATERS

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• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 11, 1975
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(U) Taiwan Fishing Boarg-Warned
to Stay Clear of Australian
Waters
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4 DATE OF INFORMATION: 6 Aug 75
5 PLACE ANO DATE OF ACO: Taipei, TAIWAN
6 Aug 75
6. EVALUATION: SOURCE B INFORMATION
7 SOURCE: Local Press
Taiwan Provincial Fishing Bureau
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(CNFD)'Report forwards local press reports regarding a warning issue_d_ to all
ROC fishin boats o eratin in the South Pacific to stay cl of Austral
territorial waters. Included is an earlier report of four ROC fishing vessels
which were arrested by Australian Police in April 1975. Report is significant
because ft represents a reaction to information received in Taiwan about the
movements and mission of the Naval Forces of Australia. This report bears the
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1. (U) The following article was taken from the 6 August 1975 edition of the '
China News, a Taipei English-language evening paper:
Taiwan's Fishing Boats Warned
Against filtering Aussie Waters
The Fishery Radio Station
at Kaohsiung has broadcast an
urgent message to Chinese
fishing boats operating in the
South Pacific warning them to
stay clear off Australian
territorial waters, the Taiwan
Provincial Fisherman's Associa-
tion reported. today.
There are 400 to 500 Chinese
vessels fisturguLi.nr..--iacinity
ustralia, the association
hese boats used to operate
in the South China Sea. The
moved to the South Pacifi
five years ago when thei
'catch fell drastically, accord-
ing to the association.
The radio station beamed the
warning to these boats two
days ago upon learning that
an Australian naval task force
had been told to keep a close
watch on the Chinese fishing
vessels while on its way to a
maneuver in the Indian Ocean.
According to a CNA report
from Canberra, the task force
has been given orders to seize
any Chinese fishing boats
found in Australian waters.
Australia . reco n'zes
mile limit for its
sea. The Australian Navy
7o-rows the procedure of givin
warning to intruding -vessels
before seizure, . the Taiwan
Provincial Fishery Bureau said.
So far five Chinese boats
have been seized by the Aus-
tralian Navy.
The fishing fleet of free Chi-
na consists of approximately
12,000 boats, of which over
a?,arr- deer-sea fishiry boats.
'They operate on high seas
hroughout the world. Their
total catch account for abou
of the annual average of 700,
000 tons.
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2. (U) The following article was taken from the 22 June edition of the China
Post:
? Four ROC fishing boats
arrested by Australians
On April 20: 1975, four fish-
trig beats from the Republic
of China (Hung Tung I. Hung
'rung II, Chun Yin I and Chun
Yin II) 'were arrested off the
Monte Bello s n'lY"lhe
no west coast ? of Western
Australia.
. About the same time.. an
Ir.donesian fishing boat was
arrested, but subsequently re-
leased and escorted outside
the 12 mile limit.
? Two Australian Police ofn-
torial waters.
. The ease came before the
Fremantle Court on June 3: .
After a hearing lasting six
days. the Magistrate chose to
believe the evidence of the
naval officers in preference to
that of the Chinese captains.
He found all four of the
accused guilty. and fined them
1)&5200 each, with a forthnight
to pay the fine. ?
He ordered that the cargoes
of fish be confiscated, but con-
__cers (conveniently aboard e sidere hat the offences did
arresting naval vessel) took not warrant confiscation of
dozens of photographs which the four vessels.
were used by the prosecution Iri the matter of penalty.
to convict the Chinese cap- the prosecution stated that
tains. the men were liable to a fine
The naval boarding-party of US52,000, six months im-
brandished guns against the prisonment ?or both. The
non-resisting and unarmed Crown Prosecutor said that
Chinese crews, forcing the over recent years nine Chinese
captains to comply with fishing boats had been arrest-
orders. ed. and of these eight had .
The defence lawyer. Mr. been confiscated. -
Stephen Chow. admitted that During the weeks prior to
two of the four vessels were and during the trial. the Ails-
Inside territorial waters ?the tralia-Free China Association
reason being that the engine and the Chung Wah Associa-
of one of the boats had broken tion did everything possible to
down, and calmer waters were provide for the welfare and
. sought for repairs. ? interests of the men.
But the Captain and Assist- Apparently anticipating the
ant-Captain of the other two confiscation of the four boats,
vessels had ho fears because the Socialist Minister for Agri-
they were not fishing, and culture, Senator Wricdt, flew
their bearings showed they home 53 crew members to
were 19 miles off the nearest Taiwan?which means that the
land. boats are without crews to
By sign language. Assistant-
sail home.Captain Chian Kai Chin of the .
Hung Tung II indicated that It is known that Japanese
and Russian boats have bem
. his boat was 14 miles off the
fishing within Australian ter-
islands?thus two miles outside
ritorial waters. It is halm -
territorial waters. He asked
known that instructions ave
that this . be confirmed by
been issued to arrest Chinese
radar.. This request was re-
boats, but no action is to be
taken against the Japanese
Threatened by armed force,
and Russians.
he was ordered to proceed to- An article in the ?Perth
,wards the coast. After travel- ..ry
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ling for approximately A that recently a fleet of at
? minutes in that direction, least seven Japanese fishing
bearings were taken by the boats were sighted inside tar-
navy, which revealed that the ritorial waters off the New
? boats were 11 1/2 miles from South Wales coast. No at-
?the nearest point of land, 10. tempt was made to arrest
.only half ri* mile inside terri- them. ..:
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COMMENT: (CNIT) The CRC is becoming. increasingly concerned over the widespread
activities of the Taiwan-based fishing fleets which have been apprehended operating
in the coastal waters of several South Asian countries (e.g. INDONESIA, BURMA,
PAPUA and NEW GUINEA). The lack of diplomatic relations with countries such as
AUSTRALIA make it difficult to negotiate for the release of impounded boats and
imprisoned crews. Taiwan Provincical Fishing Bureau officials have discussed
with RO the difficulties of controlling the activities of the Taiwan fishermen
once they depart from Taiwan local waters. RADM Yao Tao-yi, Director of the
Bureau has stated that the Captains of the boats have been known to give false
reports to the Kaohsiung Fishing radio station regarding their position and
activity. He stated that he is receiving increasing pressure from the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to try and keep the fishermen out of the territorial
waters of other countries. The radio warning broadcast on 4 August probably
represents such an attempt to keep ROC units away from Australian waters, at
least until the Naval task force clears the area, and the publicity provided by the
press item (which was also carried in the local Chinese-language press) will ensure
that both the English speaking community of Taiwan and the interested ROC govern-
ment agencies are aware of the efforts of the Fishing Bureau to control fishing
activity. Since many of the ROC craft operating near Australia and in the
Southern Pacific are small privately owned boats, many without radios, the
effectiveness of the broadcast in keeping ROC units away from Australian
territorial waters will be doubtful.
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