Songkhla: Vietnamese boats arrested in undercover sting

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Vietnamese boats arrested in undercover sting

By Santiparp Ramasut 
The Nation

 

 

Two Vietnamese fishing boats with their 11 crew members were escorted back to the shore of Songkhla's Muang district on Thursday to face prosecution for allegedly fishing in Thai waters, said the director of the Fisheries Department's Prevention and Suppression Centre in Songkhla, Charoen Omanee.

 

The undercover Poseidon trawler, which has been tasked by the Thai authorities to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, interrupted two boats fishing about 120 nautical miles off Songkhla coast.

 

Officers on board the Poseidon presented themselves to arrest the crews and escorted them to dock in Songkhla.

 

The crew members, following the questioning for intrusion, were sent to Muang Songkhla to have four charges filed against them.

 

The charges were using a foreign vessel to fish in Thai waters without permission, working in Thai waters without permission, violating the 1939 Act Governing the Right to Fish in Thai Fishery Waters and colluding to use a foreign vessel to fish in Thai waters in violation to the 2015 Emergency Decree on Fisheries.

 

On August 20 the Poseidon apprehended two Vietnamese fishing boats along with 12 crew members.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30353354

 

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[AsiaHand]

I heard of arresting a boat crew member ,but how do you arrest a boat.?

[overherebc]

20 hours ago, AsiaHand said:

I heard of arresting a boat crew member ,but how do you arrest a boat.?

Easy

They stick it in the 'dock.'

?

[worgeordie]

On 8/30/2018 at 3:49 PM, webfact said:

about 120 nautical miles off Songkhla coast.

Seems a long way off the Thai coast to be illegal fishing

in Thai waters

regards worgeordie

[geriatrickid]

On 9/1/2018 at 2:03 AM, worgeordie said:

Seems a long way off the Thai coast to be illegal fishing

in Thai waters

regards worgeordie

No it isn't. Exclusive Economic Zones are recognized by international law and typcially extend 200 nautical miles from the shoreline. It is intended to protect economic rights of the  claimant and to help responsible countries manage fish stocks. Unfortunately, many countries have had a long history of violating EEZs, like Thailand off the coast of African countries. The Russians, Chinese and Europeans have  along sordid history of violating Canada's EEZ and over fishing.

Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia are opportunistic fishers and will go wherever they can go and used to prefer Australia until the Australians started protecting their resources.

 

[StayinThailand2much]

On 8/30/2018 at 3:49 PM, webfact said:

Vietnamese boats arrested in undercover sting

In Thailand they arrest boats... ?