Two vessels _ Fu-Yung-yu 225 and Fu-Yung-yu 226 _ were carrying Chinese on an " experimental fishing project, " said Palitha Paliyawardene of shipping company Ceylon Ship Suppliers.
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Until the dispute is settled, the two countries asked the tribunal to order Japan to stop the experimental fishing and restrict its catch to the nationally prescribed quotas.
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Two vessels _ Fu-Yung-yu 225 and Fu-Yung-yu 226 _ were carrying a group of Chinese on an " experimental fishing project, " said Palitha Paliyawardene of Ceylon Ship Suppliers.
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Japan said it will conduct what it calls an experimental fishing program that will allow Japanese tuna boats to take more fish than they are entitled to under the agreement.
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Japan on Wednesday announced it fished a total of 1, 363 metric tons of tuna in its experimental fishing program, conducted in the Indian Ocean between July 10 and Aug . 31.
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Japanese negotiators walked out of the talks after Australia rejected a plan that would have given Japanese fishermen a right to increase their catch under what they called an experimental fishing program.
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Japan is likely to seek an increase in its catch quota for Southern Bluefin Tuna based on the results of its experimental fishing program, but Australia said Friday the program is fundamentally flawed.
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The Japanese decision, once again, is to conduct what it calls an experimental fishing program that will allow Japanese tuna boats to take more fish than they are entitled to under agreed quotas.
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He said Japan therefore had until the middle of the year to negotiate on an experimental fishing program, but meanwhile had agreed to keep its commercial fishing quotas at the same level as last year.
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"The catch per operation in the experimental fishing program was at an average of 76 percent of regular operations, verifying Japan's hypothesis that tuna stocks are recovering, " an official at Japan's Fisheries Agency said.
