The marine fishing management committee has agreed to allow 1,200 fishing vessels to continue to fish in the Gulf and the Andaman Sea for another 20-50 days, effective January 1 to enable them to earn more revenue.

 

Bancha Sukkaew, director-general of the Fisheries Department, said today that the committee, chaired by Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao, has set the following guidelines:

 

• In the Gulf, surface fishing and bottom trawling can continue for 50 days, while anchovy fishing is limited to 30 day.
• In the Andaman Sea, bottom trawling is limited to 20 days, 30 days for surface fishing and 50 days for anchovy trawling.

 

Caption: File photo : fishing vessels

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-01-02

 

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how many days is it going to take them to swallow up what little is left in the seas?

This is what happens when you have a heroin dealer running the show.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The marine fishing management committee has agreed to allow 1,200 fishing vessels to continue to fish in the Gulf and the Andaman Sea for another 20-50 days, effective January 1 to enable them to earn more revenue.

And what will they do when all the fish stocks have gone?

Ask the government for subsidies because they can no longer afford to fish for nothing?

 

A lot of people see the seas as an unlimited resource and a lot of people do not consider overpopulation to be an issue. What's happening is that the quality of life continues to decline, the oceans are getting polluted and depleted, and what is our future going to look like, with that declining quality of life? 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Ask the government for subsidies

The Thai government has historically subsidized rice and rubber industries.  Why not the offshore fishing industry?

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

The Thai government has historically subsidized rice and rubber industries.  Why not the offshore fishing industry?

They will when the fish stocks are zero... you think the fishermen are going to sell their boats and retire.

They'll join the we're poor brigade.

21 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

how many days is it going to take them to swallow up what little is left in the seas?

In Canada the Newfies caught all the cod fish and that was the end of that. No more cod fishery. They got too high tech and done themselves in.

Let the rape of the sea's begin. Let's just ignore the long term destruction and live for today, logic Thai style...

3 hours ago, The Old Bull said:

In Canada the Newfies caught all the cod fish and that was the end of that. No more cod fishery. They got too high tech and done themselves in.

 

hahaha and that is why the newfies were the butt of many jokes back in the 70's -- 80's.

they werent known for their intelligence. i guess we had our own thais back in canada... btw i am canadian...