Fisheries experts say China is vastly under-reporting the catches its fishing boats are taking from distant waters. A study released in March says Chinese boats are taking as much as 12 times official figures, particularly off the coast of West Africa. The United Nations food agency, however, says the study is overstating the problem.
China’s growing economy, and appetite for seafood, has created the largest distant water fishing fleet in the world.
Official figures from 2011, the latest year available, show China had more than 1,600 fishing boats in waters outside what it defines as its exclusive economic zone.
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Daniel Schearf, Voice of America via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/nfhUXzS4dus/
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