Officials investigating alleged encroachment in a Layan mangrove

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Officials investigating alleged encroachment in a Layan mangrove

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Local fishermen in Baan Layan have filed complaints to the Damrongdhama Centre at the Phuket City Hall yesterday (June 11) calling for an investigation over alleged mangrove encroachment in Cherng Talay.

 

More than 20 of Layan’s local fishermen, led by Somsak Prokaew, have handed a letter of complaint to the Phuket Vice Governor Prakob Wongmaneerung and the Phuket Fisheries Office Chief Kowit Khaoeian.

 

Mr Somsak says, “The area covers 6 rai of land near Layan Beach. A canal inside the mangrove forest has been used to park more than 30 fishing boats. Now, this same area is being claimed in a land claim. The area in dispute includes the mangrove forest where we park our boats.”

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/officials-investigating-alleged-encroachment-in-a-layan-mangrove

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-06-13

[Juan B Tong]

Huh?

Do I have this correctly?

The fishermen who park their boats encroaching on a mangrove forest are objecting to somebody else encroaching on the forest in a land claim.

[stuarty]

1 hour ago, Juan B Tong said:

Huh?

Do I have this correctly?

The fishermen who park their boats encroaching on a mangrove forest are objecting to somebody else encroaching on the forest in a land claim.

That's about the size of it.....

 

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, Juan B Tong said:

Huh?

Do I have this correctly?

The fishermen who park their boats encroaching on a mangrove forest are objecting to somebody else encroaching on the forest in a land claim.

Nowhere in the article does it say the fishermen are encroaching (although they probably are).

[NamKangMan]

On 6/13/2018 at 11:47 AM, Juan B Tong said:

Huh?

Do I have this correctly?

The fishermen who park their boats encroaching on a mangrove forest are objecting to somebody else encroaching on the forest in a land claim.

 

No.  They are objecting to having to having to pay, or pay more, for parking their boats there now.