Chonburi fisheries officials work to bring all boats into compliance

Chonburi fisheries officials work to bring all boats into compliance

PATTAYA:--Chonburi Provincial Fisheries officials visited local fishermen to explain how to comply with Thailand’s tightened trawler regulations, and to announce the assistance available from the province’s one-stop service center.

Songkran said the Fisheries Office is providing help to approximately 90 boats that still do not meet standards.

The main problem that people are having now relates to registration of crewmembers, as most are illegal migrants. These Burmese and Cambodian fishermen must not only be registered, but paid the minimum wage of 300 baht a day or more.

One-stop service centers were opened July 9 at the Sriracha Community Hall and Sriracha District office to help register the workers and bring fishing boats into compliance with the IUU rules.

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-- Pattaya Mail 2015-07-17