Phuket whale shark fishing boats probed for human trafficking
By The Phuket News

 

The body of the whale shark is hung over the side of the ’Sang Samut 3’ before it was dumped back into the sea. Screengrab; via Dusadee Chuaychian

 

The fishing boats Sang Samut 3 and Sang Samut 2 were seized by Royal Thai Navy officers at the Seang Arun Pier in Rassada on May 19 the day after a video showing a whale shark strung up on a the deck of the Sang Samut 3 between Koh Hei and Koh Racha, south of Phuket, went viral. 

 

Narat Choophueng of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) filed a formal complaint to police, accusing the crew of the Sang Samut 3 of breaching Section 66 of the Fisheries Act 2015 and Section 16 of the Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2535 (1992).

 

Breach of Section 66 of the Fisheries Act incurs a fine of between B300,000 and B3 million, “or to a fine of five times the value of the aquatic animals caught or brought on board a fishing vessel concerned. In whichever case, the higher fine shall apply.”

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-whale-shark-fishing-boats-probed-for-human-trafficking-68539.php#Jb5LpTxIBv0luuFd.99 

 

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Meanwhile on the foggy side of planet Thailand:

 

"Gen Chatchai is confident Thailand to be deleted from IUU  watchlist"
 

Where in the article does it mention about Human Trafficking, except for the headlines?? 

 Off the topic of human trafficking, it appears that the Thai fisherman are in no way responding to the demands of the EU and may well be unaware of these demands.

 

Apart from the talk, what has the government achieved or even attempted to achieve.