Italians, Thais and Burmese arrested for illegally fishing in Phang Nga national park

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Two Italians, three Thais and a Burmese man have been caught fishing illegally in the Mu Koh Similan National Park area off the Phang Nga coast yesterday. Private fishing is illegal inside the marine national park area.

 

The head of the Mu Koh Similan National Park Ruamsin Manajongjaroen says that officers were notified that the boat had been spotted catching fish near Koh Yuyong or ‘Island 1’ inside the national park area.

 

The speedboat ‘Nikola’ was located in the national park area. Officials found 46.5 kilograms of fish along with 29 fishing rods and other fishing equipment. Items and fish seized were valued around 2,107,000 baht, including the boat.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phang-nga/italians-thais-and-burmese-arrested-for-illegally-fishing-in-phang-nga-national-park

 

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Italians, Thais and Burmese... i thought that this is one of those jokes where Italians, Thais and Burmese goes to a bar...

Attention sports fisherman!

 

When chartering a licensed fishing vessel in Thailand (because there shouldn't be unlicensed ones) be sure to know how to read charts, navigation equipment, etc and know all the sports fishing regulations, and legal sport fishing areas because if the captain puts his vessel in an illegal area......and you catch fish....

 

It will be your fault!

 

Well that's the message I am getting. 

Looks like the Burmese and Thais were the crew and the poor Italians chartered the boat for a spot of fishing. No idea that they were fishing in a restricted area. Expensive exercise for the boat owner!

Well done...

1000's of ppls get killed on the road every two weeks and not a car was taken..but few fish and mashrooms and all your belongins gooone.

Keep going like this Thailand

3 hours ago, Maejo Man said:

Looks like the Burmese and Thais were the crew and the poor Italians chartered the boat for a spot of fishing. No idea that they were fishing in a restricted area. Expensive exercise for the boat owner!

Moral of the story..... do your homework.