1. Council of Agriculture Carry Out Action Plan for Fisheries and Human Rights to Advance Fishing Crew’s Labor Rights: In order to implement all the strategies of the Action Plan for Fisheries and Human Rights, the Minister of the Council of Agriculture (COA), Dr. Chen, Chi-Chung, held a press conference today, and industry groups of distant water fishery, humanitarian NGOs as well as Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Interior were all invited.

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    2.The Fisheries Agency Worked Collaboration on Seabird Bycatch Mitigation with Domestic and Foreign Bird Conservation Societies: In 2020, the Fisheries Agency opened up collaboration with Taiwan Wild Bird Federation (TWBF)   and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) on “Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Project,” to carry out experiments on a suitable design and best practice of tori line for our fishing vessels.

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    3.Food and Agriculture Education Law Enacted: Legislative Yuan has passed a third reading of the Food and Agriculture Education Act on April 19. The bill aims to boost food and agriculture literacy and to promote the need for a balanced diet and to educate people to give priority to the use of local agricultural products and to reduce food waste.