Thailand is cracking down on 'pirate fishing'

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Crackdown on 'pirate fishing'
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND is cracking down on human trafficking in the fisheries industry under a 180-day international protocol, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday.

He said illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, dubbed pirate fishing, was on a watchlist and Thai authorities have a 180-day deadline to suppress it.

He said it was not new that Thailand was monitored on the US-regulated Trafficking In Persons Report for 10 years and was last year downgraded to the report's lowest tier.

Separately, police are pushing ahead with a plan to register the DNA records of beggars and homeless people based in Bangkok, in an attempt to combat human trafficking which has resulted in scores of these people being enslaved and abused.

A police meeting was held yesterday to discuss the issue and work out follow-up measures to fight human trafficking and better cope with issues surrounding beggars and homeless people. Police said the measure would initially be implemented in Bangkok before going nationwide.

Human rights activists have questioned the ethics of collecting DNA samples from people unwilling to give it.

Meanwhile, women's rights group the Empower Foundation said that suppressing human trafficking would require measures that would protect victims and provided them with basic rights after the arrest or conviction of human traffickers.

Empower director Janthawipa Apisuk said that officials responsible for crackdowns on human trafficking should be further educated on relevant laws to prevent them from abusing the victims unwittingly.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Crackdown-on-pirate-fishing-30256614.html


-- The Nation 2015-03-24

[jaywalker]

Crackdown. Get with the 21st century people. Sounds like something from a 1950's 'Leave it to Beaver' show, and we all know it'll last a whopping 3 days.

[Baerboxer]

Crackdown. Get with the 21st century people. Sounds like something from a 1950's 'Leave it to Beaver' show, and we all know it'll last a whopping 3 days.

Yes we need arrests, prosecutions and if convicted meaningful sentences for the ones really responsible, and the top people not just the minions. Otherwise just bluster as before.

At least we no longer get the pitiful Yingluck, Chalerm or one of the other puppets promising to solve it all in 90 days and then doing bugger all.

[MilesofSmiles]

For a moment there, I thought this article was gonna be about people downloading fish.

[Fiddlesticks]

While fishing last week I caught one pirate but he was under the size limit so had to throw him back.

[Pib]

Just more blah..blah...blah from the govt.

[h90]

For a moment there, I thought this article was gonna be about people downloading fish.

They upload the fish in the pirate bays stock, where many customer download them into their pickup cars.

Typical pirated fish

[NickJ]

Eye patchs, peg legs and rum. Aye the pirate life for me.

[Srikcir]

Based on everythng Prayut has promised to combat and control human trafficking should show huge results in the next COUPLE YEARS. But not in 180 days. Thailand will remain on the Tier 3 list and EU watchlist for another year or longer until Thailand demonstrates successes.

[chainarong]

Thailand needs to lift it's game if it wants to please the big fellows , that will also mean spending money , lots of money, these human trafficking parasites are everywhere and with a great reputation that Thailand has, with these beaut quick fixes that seem to come out of the blue will need to be properly thought-out , monitoring boats in this day n age is a piece of cake, if you have the technology and knowhow a willing to do is also recommended , personally I can't see much changing in the near future, just another issue that keeps cropping up each year, like many others. Verdict Boring

[JAG]

Remember - To err is human, to argh is pirate!

Back to the topic.....

[Strangebrew]

Anyone know what type of bait is being used I fished all over the world never caught much-less heard of a pirate fish. Do those fish have a big booties?

[Strangebrew]

I know this post move sports section: