All commercial fishing banned in Gulf of Thailand until mid-June

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

All commercial fishing has been banned in the Gulf of Thailand the middle of June, the Fisheries Department announced on Monday.

 

The waters off Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon and Surat Thani will be blocked from 15th Feb to 15th May, while the waters from Khao Ta Mong Lai mountain in Prachuap Khiri Khan to Hua Hin will be closed for 30 days from 16th May.

 

The closure will allow the mackerel population to grow, Fisheries Department chief Mesak Pakdeekong said. 

 

Mr Pakdeekong added  that local fishermen can still catch fish during the ban, providing their boats weigh less than 10 gross tonnage and have engines smaller than 280 horsepower.

 

Anyone who violates the commercial fishing ban 5,000 THB and 30 million THB depending on the size of the fishing vessel, Bangkok Biz News reported.

thats some timing to do that now. aren't the people suffering enough?!

 

27 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

thats some timing to do that now. aren't the people suffering enough?!

 

 

Apparently not as much as the mackerel.

5 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

thats some timing to do that now. aren't the people suffering enough?!

 

Clearly not.

If only they had a few subs to enforce it

13 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

thats some timing to do that now. aren't the people suffering enough?!

 

Not as much as the mackerel it seems!

16 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

thats some timing to do that now. aren't the people suffering enough?!

 

So it would be okay to fish the mackerel to extinction then ?

 

People would really be suffering then wouldn't they ?

But the 5 tons or less 260 go or less can enjoy??   

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

All commercial fishing has been banned in the Gulf of Thailand

 

Making way for Chinese mega-fleets to come and scoop up all the remaining mackerel????

 

This is going to be as effective as making sure that "helmets are worn" on motorcycles in Thailand

Last week I saw the smallest Saba fishs in my life for sale in a well known shopping center and told my wife this species will be death soon about overfishing. And for sure some months not fishing will not change it. 

4 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Making way for Chinese mega-fleets to come and scoop up all the remaining mackerel????

 

Have seen several documentaries on this problem.

The Chinese are a serious threat.

The Chinese fleets will drag gill nets up to 5 miles long that catches everything in the water including mammals, which drown after becoming entangled in the nets.

When a fleet passes through, they leave nothing living behind having destroyed the marine ecosystem from top to bottom.

 

14 hours ago, snowgard said:

Last week I saw the smallest Saba fishs in my life for sale in a well known shopping center and told my wife this species will be death soon about overfishing. And for sure some months not fishing will not change it. 

And in my local store it's price has risen by 10 baht for a 200g fish.