(2) Inspection intensity and goals Currently, labor inspections of distant water fisheries do not include occupational safety and health inspections, as the Fisheries Agency has not been granted authority similar to that of the Bureau of Industrial Parks under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Consequently, the Fisheries Agency is limited to inspecting the labor conditions of foreign crew members, akin to the labor inspections conducted by local labor authorities under their jurisdiction. These inspections are governed by the Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members, authorized under Article 26 of the Act for Distant Water Fisheries. Occupational safety and health inspections and labor inspections for coastal and inshore fisheries remain the responsibility of labor authorities or labor inspection agencies specifically authorized under the Labor Inspection Act. This division of duties reflects the separation between labor inspections of fisheries and broader workplace safety regulations. In a report on Taiwan's “Occupational Safety and Health Protection Policies for Fisheries,” OSHA explicitly stated that to prevent occupational hazards and protect the safety and health of workers, Taiwan has enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which applies to all industries, including fisheries. Fishery workers are also protected under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. However, the act operates under the principle of territoriality. Therefore, foreign crew members employed and operating overseas are primarily governed by the Act for Distant Water Fisheries and related regulations. The Occupational Safety and Health Act applies to domestic fishing vessels. Inspections for these vessels are conducted by labor inspection agencies when vessels are engaged in loading, unloading, hoisting, or maintenance operations while docked. For distant water fishing vessels, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Fisheries Agency, fisheries labor inspectors travel to foreign ports to carry out labor inspections under the Act for Distant Water Fisheries. This dual 76

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