1.Cabinet seeks to stiffen penalties for illegal export of seedlings

The Cabinet approved a draft bill that could see those who illegally export certain types of seedlings or their derivatives fined or jailed for up to three years, as part of government efforts to keep high-value indigenous plant and fruit species in Taiwan. According to the draft amendment, anyone who imports or exports seedlings, the derivatives thereof or products made from such derivatives, the cross-border transport of which is prohibited by the government, will face a maximum prison term of three years, detention, and/or a fine of between NT$600,000 and NT$3 million, with the contraband confiscated.

2. Fisheries Agency welcomed the visit of Ocean Outcomes

The international non-profit organization, Ocean Outcomes (O2) visited the Fisheries Agency on March 28th. Mr. Chang Chih-Sheng, Director-General of the Fisheries Agency, led the staff to exchange opinions with Ocean Outcomes on the issues of our current implementation of fishery resources management and promotion of Action Plan for Fisheries and Human Rights.

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