Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Taiwan and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the “Cooperative Dark Vessel Detection System,” marking a new chapter in bilateral cooperation to jointly uphold prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
The MOU, signed jointly by Ambassador Shen Hou-jen from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada and Jim Nickel from the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT), lays a solid foundation for the collaboration between Taiwan and Canada to combat “illegal, unreported, and unregulated” (IUU) maritime activities.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Ming-chi, highlighting the expanding scope of cooperation between Taiwan and Canada in areas such as health, technology, customs, economic and trade relations, and indigenous exchanges.
Through this MOU, Taiwan and Canada will work together to protect the marine environment and economy by cracking down on IUU fishing activities conducted by vessels anonymously, thereby safeguarding prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
According to the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, the recent signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MOU) with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada aims to enhance collaboration in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices.
Under this new partnership, Canada will provide Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration with access to the Dark Vessel Detection Platform and offer training in satellite image analysis to more effectively monitor fishing vessel activities.
The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei emphasized that this MOU further demonstrates Canada’s active engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in expanding cooperation with Taiwan to jointly combat IUU fishing practices and promote sustainable marine governance.