Chinese fishing plant in Torres Strait raises alarm for Australian industry and islanders
by Aaron Smith from Environment | The Guardian on (#5AX08)
Processing plant on a Papua New Guinean island may bring more commercial pressure on fisheries in areas where regulation is uncertain
A $200m Chinese-built fishery plant planned for a Papua New Guinean island could allow Chinese-backed commercial vessels to fish legally in the Torres Strait, and has raised concerns about unregulated fishing in the same waters, potentially threatening the Australian industry and local PNG fishers.
China's ministry of commerce this month announced a $527m kina (A$204m) deal to establish a comprehensive multi-functional fishery industrial park" project on Daru Island, in PNG's Western Province.
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