North Korea's ban on fishing in 2020 rouses anger - Daily NK English

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North Korea's ban on fishing in 2020 rouses anger - Daily NK English

In late September 2020, North Korea issued an order to all fishing companies on the east and west coasts to accurately record all processes to prevent people from going to sea and to tighten restrictions to ensure that “no one appears in their waters.” The order came shortly after North Korea shot and killed an unidentified individual from South Korea who illegally entered North Korean waters off the coast of Kumdong Village, Kangnyong County, S…