2. Guard of Territorial Waters
(1) Guard of Territorial Waters around the Senkaku Islands
The intrusions into the territorial waters by foreign fishing boats around the Senkaku Islands were perpetrated by Chinese trawlers and Taiwanese coral harvesting boats.
(b) Chinese Fishing Boats
From April 12 to May 14, 1978, a fleet of Chinese trawlers came to fish in the sea around the Senkaku Islands, and a total of 357 boats intruded into the territorial waters. Of these, a total of 123 boats were engaged in illegal fishing. This Headquarters quickly established "the Guard Implementation Headquarters", strengthened patrol vessels and aircraft, established a powerful guarding system, expelled Chinese boats and warned them.
Content
Current State of Maritime Safety in Okinawa / July 1979
| Document title | Current State of Maritime Safety in Okinawa / July 1979 |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | July, 1979 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | July, Showa 54 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | The 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters |
| Publisher | The 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters |
| Name of publication | Current State of Maritime Safety in Okinawa / July 1979 |
| Content | 1978 Annual Report by the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. Includes details of intrusions (illegal fishing, mooring and loitering, etc.) into the territorial waters and illegal landings in the Senkaku Islands in FY 1978. This was the year when a fleet of armed Chinese fishing boats made incursions around the Senkaku Islands. This was the first time to have been reported about Chinese boats among intruding foreign boats. Nearly all intrusions by fishing boats were from Taiwan until then. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Okinawa Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper/Booklet |
| Copies | 11 |
| Reference No. | S1979070000103 |
| Reference & information | Follow the instruction at the Okinawa Prefectural Library |
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