Govt: Artisanal fishermen can operate as usual

BANGKOK, 25 January 2016 (NNT) - Spokesman of the Command Center for Combatting Illegal Fishing Vice Admiral Chumphol Lumphikanont has stressed that artisanal fishing is allowed to operate as usual.

The spokesman on Sunday said artisanal fishermen were not prohibited from operating since Section 34 of the Emergency Decree Governing Fisheries, B.E.2558, was not effective yet. The government had to set up provincial fishing committees and talk with local artisanal fishermen before demarcating fishing areas, the spokesman said.

A network of artisanal fishermen in Prachuap Khiri Khan submitted a letter to the government earlier this month, asking that the government revoke Section 34 of the Emergency Decree Governing Fisheries. They said the law affected artisanal fishermen by limiting their fishing area to only three nautical miles.


-- NNT 2016-01-25

So the EU have departed....given them another 6 months...(EU will continue to source an alternate supplier...so no sanctions)......and it's soon going to be business as usual.

Bring out your slaves!!!

What is an artisanal fisherman?

Does that mean I can trawl with a beret and just one ear?

ar·ti·san·al (ärˈtēzən(ə)l)

adjective

relating to or characteristic of an artisan.

"artisanal skills"

(of a product, especially food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.

"artisanal cheeses"

In this instance it means the very small coastal boats that you see pulled up on the beaches!

In this instance it means the very small coastal boats that you see pulled up on the beaches!

gracias