According to the WeChat public account "China Coast Guard", on the morning of September 9, a fleet consisting of the Changshan ship and the Wuhu ship successfully completed its fishery enforcement mission in the North Pacific Ocean for the year 2026 and returned smoothly to Hong Kong. This is the 11th maritime patrol conducted by the China Coast Guard in the North Pacific Ocean. The patrol lasted for 45 days, with a voyage distance of over 18,000 nautical miles and a cruising time of over 2,100 hours.
During the cruise, Chinese maritime police vessels, in accordance with relevant resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the North Pacific, increased the promotion of laws and regulations regarding high seas fisheries and conservation measures. They strengthened the supervision and inspection of fishing vessels operating in these areas, and verified information on registered fishing vessels involved in regional fisheries management. A total of 95 fishing vessels from various countries were observed and recorded. Twenty vessels were inspected on the ground, and seven helicopter missions were carried out for law enforcement operations in the high seas. These efforts effectively fulfilled China’s responsibilities for law enforcement in the high seas, maintaining order in fishery production in the North Pacific.
As a major marine fisheries nation and a member state of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the North Pacific, China's maritime police send ships to the North Pacific to conduct fishery enforcement patrols. This is of great significance for China's participation in global ocean governance and the protection of high seas fishery resources.
Next, the Chinese Coast Guard will continue to carry out intensive law enforcement inspections of fisheries in the open sea, actively fulfill its obligations under the convention, and play its proper role in maintaining the order of fisheries production in the open sea.
