Thailand pledges to crackdown on IUU fishing

BANGKOK, 25 April 2016 (NNT) - The Thai government has acknowledged remarks made by The Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella, who claimed that "serious concerns" remain about the country's willingness to cooperate in the tackling of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and that the EU could ratchet up the pressure on Thailand to get it to adequately address the matter.

In a statement, the Thai government welcomed the next IUU fishing meeting, which will take place in Brussels next month, and will increase its monitoring of problematic areas and deliver progress reports to the EU officials accordingly.

The government said it recognizes the importance of the dialogue with the regional bloc, which will lead to joint action against illegal fishing activities and labor rights violations in the industry. Thailand is also committed to achieving the common goal of fostering a sustainable fishing industry.

As a testament to its commitments on the matter, the government cited Thailand's progress over the past year, especially with regard to the legal framework and policies that govern the fishing industry, while acknowledging the ongoing issues that still need to be resolved.

The Kingdom is fully committed to overcoming the longstanding challenges of the fishing industry through strict law enforcement, capacity building, and cooperation with partners from all sectors and countries in the region.

The Command Center for Combating Illegal Fishing and relevant state agencies will accelerate their efforts to enforce the new 2015 Fisheries Act and to carry out various fisheries management plans and regulatory measures.


-- NNT 2016-04-25

Thai government saying the same old stuff again and again.

Insanity: when you try the same thing again and again, and expect a different result.

Thai government saying the same old stuff again and again.

Yes..... time for an EU red card.

Going to have a crackdown on the crackdown now then are they..not sure how that's going to happen!!

As a testament to its commitments on the matter, the government cited Thailand's progress over the past year, especially with regard to the legal framework and policies that govern the fishing industry, while acknowledging the ongoing issues that still need to be resolved.

Yes, there are just a few "remaining issues", like actual enforcement, systematic incident reporting to demonstrate improvement, and timely arrests and prosecutions for those who break the law.

Buying time until the next government and then blame the next government for not doing enough. Too many military and police vested interests to do anything. Just pass that problem to the next government.

Blah...blah...blah.

Thai government saying the same old stuff again and again.

Insanity: when you try the same thing again and again, and expect a different result.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaa Thailand: The HUB of " to. "

Too many people in high places been making money from illegal practices for so long that adequate change is all but impossible. Red card required and kept in place period.

Thailand has been making the same pledge for a long time. And nothing has been done except have meetings. And then folks get upset when no one takes them seriously. It is a big joke, but the joke is not on the U.S. or the EU; the joke will be on Thailand when imports are banned.

par for the course, after all look how many final protests Suthep staged.

Yak yak yak , yak.

Thai government saying the same old stuff again and again.

Insanity: when you try the same thing again and again, and expect a different result.

Actually, they want the same result...simple verbal recriminations with no actions.

Too many people in high places been making money from illegal practices for so long that adequate change is all but impossible. Red card required and kept in place period.

There you go. So obvious that tea money flowing to crony elitists would, if redirected to legitimate salaries, solve the problem and pay for willing workers.

Simple solution...get teamsters and longshoremen to control the docks and nothing would come ashore from non-union boats, which would get the fishing crews organized.

Just like before and again and again. No one in Thailand follows the laws. Plain and simple!

Simple solution...get teamsters and longshoremen to control the docks and nothing would come ashore from non-union boats, which would get the fishing crews organized.

Good idea but the Thai Mafia would prosper greatly!