in the Sea of Japan until 2005. About 400 South Korean fishing vessels conducted fishing in the area. Although China did not initially protest the establishment of the North Korean EEZ, it has subsequently accused it of hampering economic development on the mouth of the Yalu River, especially at Bohai Bay. North Korea sells fishing quotas to its EEZ to foreigners through agents in China. North Korean fishermen who are deprived of quotas to the EEZ then resort to poaching in the waters of China and Russia. See also Economy of North Korea Exclusive economic zone of Japan Geography of North Korea List of border incidents involving North and South Korea North Korea–Russia border References Works cited 1977 establishments in North Korea Economy of North Korea North Korea Borders of North Korea China–North Korea border Sea of Japan Yellow Sea