SECNAV Del Toro Sounds Alarm Over Chinese Illegal Fishing...how does the Littoral Regiment counter this activity? It is "grey zone" right?

 via USNI News

Illegal and unreported fishing “is happening on an industrial scale” around the globe and the culprit often is China’s subsidized fishing fleet, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said today.

Speaking Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, he added, “one in five fish” sold on international markets is illegally caught. Declining fish populations due to climate change and overfishing are having a profound effect on sources of protein in poorer nations’ food supplies, the secretary said.

In his meetings with counterparts in Oceania and other nations, Del Toro said, “violations of their Exclusive Economic Zones rise to the top of their concerns,” as does their need for better maritime awareness of what is happening in their waters to include mineral and energy exploration.

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Interesting.  The idea that dialogue, awareness or diplomacy will work on this issue is a non-starter.

Do you recall that armada of fishing boats China placed on a reef near the Phillipines?  

Additionally the Philippine govt stated that many of those boats were crewed by Chinese militia and not fishermen.

If the Littoral Regiment is gonna actually be tasked with countering Grey Zone activities then its a mission that will fail from the start.

Additionally if it is simply a trip wire that will be deployed to "allied" nations in the region to protect their territory from "illegal" activities (activities that have been allowed to occur for at least a decade now), then 2030 is probably gonna be too late to have this force ready for the big fight.