More than 400 foreign fishing vessels entered North Korean waters in the second quarter of last year, a forthcoming U.N. report states, in what is likely a way for the DPRK state to work around U.N. sanctions that ban it from exporting fish and seafood.

According to a draft of the upcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK Pro, an unnamed U.N. Security Council (UNSC) member state told the Panel that at least 428 foreign fishing vessels entered North Korean waters between April and June 2021. 

This marks a sharp decrease from