date:Jul 20, 2012
lack of fishermen to man Taiwans fleets.
This increasing number of Chinese fishing boats has decreased the number of mainland Chinese fishermen who used to crew Taiwans fishing fleets and is now hampering the operations of Taiwans own fishing industry due to the serious manpower shortage, Mr Gan added.
Although thousands of job openings are available for Filipino fishermen in Taiwan, Mr Gan said government assistance is necessary to deploy them.
Mr Gan said many Filipino fishermen lack the f