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Trawler seized for illegal fishing in Phang Nga Bay

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The fishermen were caught with 180kg of catch on board. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Three fishermen have been arrested and their trawler seized for illegally fishing in Phang Nga Bay after they were caught in a prohibited fishing area with 180kg of catch on board east of Phuket on Monday (Feb 8).

 

Banluesak Pakdeenark, from the Thai Muang branch of the Department of Fisheries’ Marine Fisheries Suppression and Protection Division, reported that he and five other officers on patrol found the boat some 1.4km west of Koh Ngan, a small island surrounded by shoals just seven kilometres east of Koh Yao Yai.

 

“The boat, ‘Denprakarn’, had three people on board,” said Mr Banluesak.

 

Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/trawler-seized-for-illegal-fishing-in-phang-nga-bay-78960.php

 

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To protect coral reefs and the fish living there from the destruction caused by the nets of fishermen , nothing is better than to empty confiscated or old vessels of anything toxic , and to sink them there .

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16 hours ago, hotchilli said:

A new artificial reef wold be good.

The vessel is most likely toxic with lead paint and seeped in diesel  residue. Not ideal for reef.

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