Abstract
A new bilateral fisheries agreement was formed between Japan and South Korea in 1999. Since February 22, 1999, the two countries have set the exclusive fishing zone and are jointly controlling a provisional fishing zone encompass the Takeshima (Tok-do in Korea) Island. The borders of the zone are 35 nautical miles from the shores of both countries, with the eastern border at 135 degrees 30 minutes east longitude. Squid anglers and surrounding-net fishers in this area use powerful lights when fishing at night. The authors have examined the night time DMSP/OLS images taken before and after the fishing zone initiation. The light-fishing fleet distribution in the images strongly suggests that the fishing agreement is effectively controlling the location of fishing fleets around this area.
