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Fishing vessel registration deadline approaches
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Fishing-boat owners have been warned to register their vessels by the end of this month or risk losing government assistance and facing arrest.

Fisheries Department chief Joompol Sanguansin said some 42,051 vessels were registered with the Marine Department. But an initial survey showed there were as many as 50,000 fishing vessels in Thailand.

Some 10,000 vessels are not registered yet, he said, possibly because some owners had suspended activities. Some vessels may use tools that require no registration; some may be used only for transport; and some may employ illegal tools.

The government has opened 28 "port in, port out" (PIPO) checking facilities in 22 coastal provinces, as well as 10 mobile units.

Joompol said owners of registered vessels were entitled to government assistance in the future. The department could also use information to formulate moves to ensure sustainable fishing.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Fishing-vessel-registration-deadline-approaches-30265354.html


-- The Nation 2015-07-28

[NongKhaiKid]

Another extension anyone ?

[thesetat2013]

Don't worry fishermen... They will give you another 3 months and then another and another and another and another until it is forgotten about

[spidermike007]

I have not read anything about the deadline to prove you are not involved in slave trading. Funny, how this topic has gone silent. There is a lot of talk about licenses for vessels, over fishing, etc. But, very little talk about human trafficking on the part of the boat captains. And by the way. Have any boat captains been charged with human trafficking yet? Using slave labor? In some nations that is quite a serious charge. Not here, apparently.

[FritsSikkink]

I have not read anything about the deadline to prove you are not involved in slave trading. Funny, how this topic has gone silent. There is a lot of talk about licenses for vessels, over fishing, etc. But, very little talk about human trafficking on the part of the boat captains. And by the way. Have any boat captains been charged with human trafficking yet? Using slave labor? In some nations that is quite a serious charge. Not here, apparently.

The EU has nothing in his deadline about slave labour. There are rules that boat owners have to register their workers. There have been arrests, has been in the news so don't spread unfounded rumours.

[Oziex1]

With a few days to the end of the month if they haven't registered yet chances are they will not register.

If these are the people who are so lawless as to use, abuse and murder slaves on their boats what does a registration paper mean to them. They are used to getting what they want regardless of the rules and laws.

Does the govt have what it takes to deal with these people, so far this has not been demonstrated.

[Srikcir]

What is the worry?

Thailand remains on the USA Tier 3 list for another year.

Prayut says it's likely he cannot get the nation upgraded even with another year.

Unfortunately, because Prayut will not allow elections until maybe 2017 he won't have an elected government to blame for his failures.

But I'm sure that will be on the next coup bucket list.

[worgeordie]

Why don't they just register the boats ?, too expensive,too difficult

to fill the forms in,what.

regards worgeordie

[FritsSikkink]

Why don't they just register the boats ?, too expensive,too difficult

to fill the forms in,what.

regards worgeordie

expensive

[spidermike007]

I have not read anything about the deadline to prove you are not involved in slave trading. Funny, how this topic has gone silent. There is a lot of talk about licenses for vessels, over fishing, etc. But, very little talk about human trafficking on the part of the boat captains. And by the way. Have any boat captains been charged with human trafficking yet? Using slave labor? In some nations that is quite a serious charge. Not here, apparently.

The EU has nothing in his deadline about slave labour. There are rules that boat owners have to register their workers. There have been arrests, has been in the news so don't spread unfounded rumours.

Your statement is factually incorrect. It goes to the very fundamentals of the EU concerns over Thai fishing.

Here is just one article that addresses those concerns:

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has told CNN that slave labor in his country's fishing industry "is now severe" and that Thailand will act to tackle it. CNN investigates the scale of the problem in this special report.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/11/asia/freedom-project-thailand-fishing-slave-ships/

[FritsSikkink]

I have not read anything about the deadline to prove you are not involved in slave trading. Funny, how this topic has gone silent. There is a lot of talk about licenses for vessels, over fishing, etc. But, very little talk about human trafficking on the part of the boat captains. And by the way. Have any boat captains been charged with human trafficking yet? Using slave labor? In some nations that is quite a serious charge. Not here, apparently.

The EU has nothing in his deadline about slave labour. There are rules that boat owners have to register their workers. There have been arrests, has been in the news so don't spread unfounded rumours.

Your statement is factually incorrect. It goes to the very fundamentals of the EU concerns over Thai fishing.

Here is just one article that addresses those concerns:

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has told CNN that slave labor in his country's fishing industry "is now severe" and that Thailand will act to tackle it. CNN investigates the scale of the problem in this special report.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/11/asia/freedom-project-thailand-fishing-slave-ships/

from your link :

Last month the European Union called Thailand a "non-cooperating" country because of poor monitoring and control of its fishing vessels and the trade of fish and seafood from other countries into Thailand.

Nothing about slaves

[spidermike007]

I have not read anything about the deadline to prove you are not involved in slave trading. Funny, how this topic has gone silent. There is a lot of talk about licenses for vessels, over fishing, etc. But, very little talk about human trafficking on the part of the boat captains. And by the way. Have any boat captains been charged with human trafficking yet? Using slave labor? In some nations that is quite a serious charge. Not here, apparently.

The EU has nothing in his deadline about slave labour. There are rules that boat owners have to register their workers. There have been arrests, has been in the news so don't spread unfounded rumours.

Your statement is factually incorrect. It goes to the very fundamentals of the EU concerns over Thai fishing.

Here is just one article that addresses those concerns:

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has told CNN that slave labor in his country's fishing industry "is now severe" and that Thailand will act to tackle it. CNN investigates the scale of the problem in this special report.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/11/asia/freedom-project-thailand-fishing-slave-ships/

from your link :

Last month the European Union called Thailand a "non-cooperating" country because of poor monitoring and control of its fishing vessels and the trade of fish and seafood from other countries into Thailand.

Nothing about slaves

Incorrect. It is of enormous concern. It is not being discussed much, in the Thai media. But the EU is hugely concerned about the use of slaves on these boats, and have said so repeatedly. This article covers a lot of ground, and mentions the poor monitoring of Thai boats as a diplomatic way of saying they are not maintaining enough to control of the fleets to eradicate slavery. There are hundreds of references to this, and I believe it is the primary issue with the EU. Really, do you think the EU is upset due to the lack of licensing? Think about it.

[spidermike007]

Why don't they just register the boats ?, too expensive,too difficult

to fill the forms in,what.

regards worgeordie

There is the possibility of inspection. What to do with the slaves while the boat is being inspected. You do not want them to set foot on land. They might be able to escape, rat you out, or do any of a number of things that desperate people will do.

[wabothai]

Why don't they just register the boats ?, too expensive,too difficult

to fill the forms in,what.

regards worgeordie

the owners would have to lie.

[wabothai]

10000 boats will be changing hands

[deckape]

Funny, no mention about registering crewman...

[Jonmarleesco]

Is the two months already up?