Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-27

China Coast Guard vessels depart for 45-day fishery patrol in North Pacific

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-27
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16476158.html
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BEIJING, July 27 -- A China Coast Guard task group, consisting of the Changshan and Wuhu vessels, departed from Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, on Monday for a 45-day fishery law enforcement patrol mission on the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. The task group will carry out the mission to fulfill China's obligations under international conventions, maintain fishing order on the high seas and help conserve marine fishery resources. During the mission, the China Coast Guard will conduct comprehensive law enforcement patrols in accordance with relevant international conventions and agreements, strengthen high-seas boarding and inspection operations, and crack down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities.

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The China Coast Guard vessels Changshan and Wuhu departed Qingdao on July 27 for a 45-day high-seas fishery enforcement patrol in the North Pacific, with a mandate covering boarding and inspection operations and suppression of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This is a recurring high-seas patrol mission; its value is as a baseline record of CCG operational tempo and the two specific hulls assigned to distant-waters law enforcement duty. The framing around international conventions positions the deployment as multilateral compliance work rather than sovereignty assertion, consistent with how China presents CCG activity in areas outside its claimed maritime zones.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "China Coast Guard vessels depart for 45-day fishery patrol in North Pacific." China Military Online (EN), 2026-07-27. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16476158.html.

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