Obsolete fisheries regulations to be terminated

BANGKOK, 19 May 2016 (NNT) - The government is planning to terminate obsolete fishing regulations in a bid to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan said after attending a meeting on governance reforms that the move to modernize fisheries laws will be expedited. The Department of Fisheries will also help fishermen, who are unable to fish due to new regulations, to find new employment.

In addition, His Excellency Virachai Plasai, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United Nations, has also been tasked with leading a Thai delegation to report to the European Union on the Kingdom's IUU fishing situation this week.

The Deputy Prime Minister was also briefed on a four-pronged national security plan, as well as a plan for a facelift along the Chao Phraya River.

The government will find new homes for 12 riverside communities and approximately 309 families affected by the plan. The developments will be carried out on both sides of the river, from Rama 7 Bridge to Phra Pinklao Bridge.

-- NNT 2016-05-19

Brilliant! If there are less regulations there will be less chance to be illegal

The government is planning to terminate obsolete fishing regulations in a bid to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Makes it sound like the regulations themselves are the reason for IUU fishing.

Can't be right - surely. TiT though...

Winnie

Does it matter. No one pays attention to regulations anyway.

Why would obsolete regulations still be enforced , you might mean antiquated regulations will be replaced with new regulations, this could apply to most of Thailand's regulations, I mean , need replacing , most are all living in the past , something the Prayut lead Junta fully understands, however assisting those people effected by the new regulated fishing industry is a duty of care of any administration, but under the circumstances worthy of a pat on the back......................................... .

Why would obsolete regulations still be enforced , you might mean antiquated regulations will be replaced with new regulations, this could apply to most of Thailand's regulations, I mean , need replacing , most are all living in the past , something the Prayut lead Junta fully understands, however assisting those people effected by the new regulated fishing industry is a duty of care of any administration, but under the circumstances worthy of a pat on the back......................................... .

I think what Prayut understands is that recent criticisms by the EU may result in a red card if Prayut doesn't take more serious action on UII.

I don't think Prayut wants to be responsible for Thailand losing billions of baht in seafood trade with the EU.

As usual one can thank pressures by foreign agents to reform Thailand.