Apart from domestic vessel reduction policies ,the Taiwanese government has implemented the ‘‘ Taiwan-Japan Joint Action Plan ’’ twice over the years to demonstrate its effort in collaborating with other countries. This action plan was established in order
to fulfill various requirements of FAO ,and prompted Taiwan to work with Japan and afew other countries to solve the IUU issues created by large-scale FOC
tuna fishing vessels.
Under this initiative, foreign vessels constructed in Taiwan were encouraged to resume their Taiwanese nationality. A total of 48 large-scale FOC tuna fishing vessels operating worldwide subsequently
resumed their Taiwanese nationalities and their and returned to the Taiwanese government’s management