Taiwan's unscrupulous fishing vessel operators may begin to think twice following the September 2018 impoundment of Fuh Sheng No. 11, an illegally-operating distant water fishing vessel, by Taiwan's authorities in the port of Kaohsiung. The patterns revealed in the vessel's pursuit of illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing are common among many reports in Taiwan's fisheries, and those of other IUU vessels around the globe. The investigation and penalties being doled out by Taiwan's Department of Fisheries and Ministry of Labor are a significant milestone in correcting the destructive behavior of its scofflaw fishing boat operators.

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