February 10, 2015 — The United States has removed South Korea from its preliminary list of illegal fishing countries, the government said Tuesday.
"The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published its final report that said it was removing its preliminary designation of (South Korea) as an illegal fishing nation," the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said in a press release.
South Korea was put on the list that names nations for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2013.
The European Union has also designated South Korea as an IUU country and is expected to publish its final list soon.
The ministry hopes the European Union will follow suit.
South Korea has taken a series of measures aimed at curbing pirate fishing by its vessels in far seas after the designations.