Thai Fisheries Dept to introduce Port in – Port out system to 22 seaside provinces

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Fisheries Department to introduce Port in – Port out system to 22 seaside provinces

BANGKOK, 1 May 2015 (NNT) – The Department of Fisheries is set to introduce its Port in – Port out system to all 22 seaside provinces on May 6 in a latest bid to crack down on illegal, unreported and unregistered (IUU) fishing.

Starting from May 6 onwards, operators of fishing boats of 30 gross tonnage or over will be required to give Port in – Port out centers necessary details of their boats, such as vessels’ license code, fishing equipment and identities of crew members within 24 hours before departure and entry. The procedure applies to all outgoing to incoming boats.

The scheme was earlier piloted in the southern provinces of Chumphon, Ranong, Songkhla and Phuket during April. The results were proven satisfactory. The Department of Fisheries has already instructed its provincial agencies to boost their PR campaigns to prepare the fishing industry for upcoming fishery laws which will come into effect in June.

The Department of Fisheries expects that the Port in – Port out system coupled with intense efforts of related agencies will enable the country to solve IUU fishing and human trafficking within the six-month deadline stipulated by the European Union, leading to the EU withdrawing its yellow card issued to the country.


-- NNT 2015-05-01

[Oziex1]

As with recent inspections that found everything above board this will work with 100% compliance from all, it is the end of illegal fishing and slavery in the fishing industry.

Well done!

Oops, the sarcasm meter just exploded.

A more sensible comment and analysis from other posters please.

[Suffinator]

They can come up with any system they like; that's not the issue. The issue relating to all the problems this country has is corruption and until they put a stop to corrupt officials their systems will lack any substance.

Note how all the officials keep stating in press releases just what a great job they are doing and how effective they are. It's all BS.

Bring on the EU ban!

[worgeordie]

Could be a problem of rubbish in ,rubbish out, if no one

checks that the list of crew they are given,against the actual

crew

regards Worgeordie

[Pib]

Well, this new program sounds promising if carried out with little or no corruption which may be a tall order for Thailand to carry out long term.

[Expat1]

This emulates what is done in other parts of the world and it works. I wish them good luck in implementing them.

[cookee68]

i think they need something better than this, or ban them

[berybert]

Does the in out do away with using slave labour ? I doubt it will be that hard to hand in 50 or 60 dodgy i.d. cards.