Following the Canadian Coast Guard’s first-ever port name in Japan, Ottawa is now in talks with regional companions to discover joint patrol missions as far-off because the Philippines, in response to Canada’s envoy to Tokyo.
“I feel the brand new sources we’ve got dedicated to this specific initiative (to deal with IUU — unlawful, unreported and unregulated — fishing within the Pacific) assist us improve what we’re doing in Japan, but in addition work with companions to go just a little bit deeper into the area,” Ambassador Ian McKay, who can be Canada’s Particular Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, advised The Japan Instances throughout a current interview.
“The truth that we simply had a coast guard ship in Japan to enhance the work that our (fisheries surveillance) plane has been doing, permits us to ask companions to experience with us and to do joint missions, possibly as far-off because the Philippines, as a result of it is a large subject there as properly,” he famous, including that the plans are a part of a broader technique aimed toward increasing Canada’s footprint within the Indo-Pacific.