Phang Nga Marine Police investigate alleged illegal fishing in protected national park area

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Phang Nga Marine Police investigate alleged illegal fishing in protected national park area
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PHUKET: -- Phang Nga Marine Police are currently investigating an incident where a tour boat operator allegedly allowed tourist to fish in a protected area of the Koh Similan National Park after photos of the tourists posing with their catches went viral on Social Media.

Lt Col Chakri Maigumponsuth of the Phang Nga Marine Police today (Mar 4) led his team and park officials to look for a tour boat at Tub Lamu Pier which belongs a local tour company in Thai Mueang that allegedly took more than 20 tourist from mainland China and Hong Kong to fish in a protected area of the Similan National Park in Kuraburi.

Lt Col Chakri said, “We went to the pier where we found the boat crew believed to have been involved in the incident. When confronted with pictures of the tourists with their catches the captain admitted that the incident did take place.

Full Story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phang-nga-marine-police-investigate-alleged-illegal-fishing-in-protected-national-park-area-56904.php

-- Phuket News 2016-04-04

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