China National Fisheries Corporation
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The China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC) is a Chinese state owned enterprise which operates fisheries related businesses.
History
[edit]CNFC is the major Chinese operator in the distant water fisheries. It sent the first Chinese fishing fleet to West African waters when it sent thirteen trawlers to Guinea-Bissau in 1985. The fleet was seen off by a crowd of more than 1,000. The expansion into distant water fisheries followed a decline in China's coastal fisheries due to overexploitation.[1] The following year, with other Chinese partners, CNFC started trawling operations in the North Pacific. Tuna longlining followed in the South Pacific, and in 1989, squid longlining in the Japan Sea and the North Pacific.[2] CNFC has been a significant beneficiary of corporate subsidies from the Chinese government.[3]
- "China has the world's largest distant-water fishing fleet, catching billions of pounds of seafood annually, the biggest portion of it squid. The fleet is rife with labor trafficking, abusive working conditions, and violence."[4]
In 2016 CNFC had to bail out its listed arm CNFC Overseas Fishery Co. due to poor profitability.[5]
In 2022 CNFC completed a four hundred million CNY fundraising round to recapitalize its tuna fleet.[6]
A 2023 report by the Financial Transparency Coalition noted that five CNFC vessels had been accused of human rights abuses. The third most of any Chinese company.[7][8]
Facilities
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In 2019 CNFC opened a tuna processing plant in Vanuatu.[9][10]
Vessels
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In addition to fishing vessels CNFC operates refrigerated cargo vessels.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Urbina, Ian (9 October 2023). "THE CRIMES BEHIND THE SEAFOOD YOU EAT". The New Yorker. newyorker.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ NOAA Central Library (2000) Fishing Industry in China Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Godfrey, Mark. "CNFC benefits from Chinese government's doubling-down on corporate subsidies". seafoodsource.com. Seafood Source. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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- ^ White, Cliff. "China fishery firm gets government cash rescue". seafoodsource.com. Seafood Source. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "China's CNGC Completes $63m Fundraising". undercurrentnews.com. Undercurrent News. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "China leads list of fishing vessel labor abusers". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Goodman, Joshua (15 November 2023). "China leads list of labor abusers, sometimes akin to slavery, detected on fishing vessels worldwide". apnews.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "China National Fishery Corporation opens Vanuatu tuna factory". intrafish.com. Intrafish. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Vanuatu Govt launches fish plant with Chinese company". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Lee Myers, Steven; Chang, Agnes; Watkins, Derek; Fu, Claire (26 September 2022). "How China Targets the Global Fish Supply". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.