By Wu Cheng-feng and Jason Pan / Staff reporters The Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a fine of NT$12.35 million (US$386,179) handed to the owner and captain of a Pingtung County fishing boat that was found carrying 38 tonnes of protected shark species and fins. The court handed down... read full story
"Taiwan is among the leading countries in the world with deep-sea fishing fleets operating in major oceans. To uphold the commercial fishing rights of our deep-sea fleets our government has joined a number of international fishery management organizations,"