There has been a rapid increase in the number of Chinese fishing vessels conducting illegal Precious Coral fishing operations in the territorial waters and EEZ of the Ogasawara Islands. The Ogasawara fishing industry has already suffered serious damage, and there are worries of catastrophic destruction of it as well the marine environment. In order to pass on the bountiful Ogasawara seas to future generations, urgent coordination by the Japanese and Chinese governments on countermeasures for illegal fishing vessels is indispensable.