Phuket officials store 2700 tonnes of tuna seized from IUU fishing boats

rooster59 · September 3, 2016

Phuket officials store 2700 tonnes of tuna seized from IUU fishing boats

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PHUKET: More than 2.7 kilotonnes of seized tuna was removed yesterday (Sept 2) from illegal, unreported and unregistered (IUU) fishing boats moored at the Phuket Deep Sea Port at Ao Makham.

The operators of the IUU were arrested seven months ago and the company that owns the ships requested that the Department of Fisheries remove the tuna as it could not afford to store the cargo any longer.

Phuket Fisheries officials brought in workers and a crane truck to remove the monster haul of 2,700 tonnes of tuna from the two fishing boats Mook Andaman 081 and Mook Andaman 028, which were captured by the Royal Thai Navy on January 30 for fishing illegally in Thai waters.

The two vessels, which failed to report to one of Phuket’s six Port-In, Port-Out (PIPO) centres, were initially tracked to about 700 nautical miles from Phuket before their signals were lost, prompting the Royal Thai Navy to send out sea and air patrols.

The two ships were finally located about 75 nautical miles west of Phuket, where they were apprehended and escorted back to the Phuket Deep Sea Port, arriving at 6pm on Jan 30. (See story here.)

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-store-2700-tonnes-of-tuna-seized-from-iuu-fishing-boats-58965.php#YBX9M18fVpSoqPfP.97

eddie61 · September 3, 2016

Sounds like a good little earner for every for everyone in the gravy train.

ClutchClark · September 3, 2016

Its time to sell those tuna at market before they go the way of the warehoused rice and turn to fish meal.

chickenslegs · September 3, 2016

In the attached newspaper article the amount of tuna is variously described as:

2700 tonnes,

2.7 kilotonnes,

270 kilotonnes, and

278,000 kilogrammes.

elgordo38 · September 3, 2016

What is wrong with these idiots do they not follow the news? The tuna are disappearing from waters world wide. The Japanese could not get their heads together to arrive at a quota catch system so they put it off just keep over fishing. They also want to build a bigger fish market in Tokyo. I really thought the Japanese were smarter than this but apparently the greed vein runs deep in their bodies as well. As we sow so shall we reap.

Edited September 4, 2016 by Crossy
remove racist comment

ClutchClark · September 3, 2016

14 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

What is wrong with these idiots do they not follow the news? The tuna are disappearing from waters world wide. The Japanese could not get their heads together to arrive at a quota catch system so they put it off just keep over fishing. They also want to build a bigger fish market in Tokyo. I really thought the Japanese were smarter than this but apparently the greed vein runs deep in their bodies as well. As we sow so shall we reap.

Unless you can get all nations fisheries to play together then it is in each countries best interest to maximize catch until the resource is exhausted.

Why be the only one to restrict your quota when every other boat is filling their holds?

SOTIRIOS · September 3, 2016

...what's theirs is theirs...and what's yours is theirs....

...psycho logic....

...and it's rampant.....

ClutchClark · September 3, 2016

6 minutes ago, SOTIRIOS said:

...what's theirs is theirs...and what's yours is theirs....

...psycho logic....

...and it's rampant.....

Please explain.

krobert6 · September 3, 2016

14 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

What is wrong with these idiots do they not follow the news? The tuna are disappearing from waters world wide. The Japanese could not get their heads together to arrive at a quota catch system so they put it off just keep over fishing. They also want to build a bigger fish market in Tokyo. I really thought the Japanese were smarter than this but apparently the greed vein runs deep in their bodies as well. As we sow so shall we reap.

"Smarter" yeah like whaling...

Crossy · September 3, 2016

And the US bashing will cease forthwith!

I'm a Brit and like a dig at our friends over The Pond with the best of them, but this thread is not the time nor place.

whatproblem · September 3, 2016

How much of it will disappear in the next few months

TallGuyJohninBKK · September 3, 2016

So, what can they do with 2,700 tons of tuna that have been sitting in storage for approx. 8 months (since January)?

So the full version of the article appears to indicate the tuna has been being kept frozen. But either way, 8 months is a long time to sit stored in fishing boat storage.

Edited September 3, 2016 by TallGuyJohninBKK

sahibji · September 3, 2016

1 hour ago, eddie61 said:

Sounds like a good little earner for every for everyone in the gravy train.

and one big mountain of sushi

sahibji · September 3, 2016

33 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

So, what can they do with 2,700 tons of tuna that have been sitting in storage for approx. 8 months (since January)?

So the full version of the article appears to indicate the tuna has been being kept frozen. But either way, 8 months is a long time to sit stored in fishing boat storage.

under proper temperature conditions its is edible.

sahibji · September 3, 2016

37 minutes ago, whatproblem said:

How much of it will disappear in the next few months

they should auction off to the japanese. you will get very good price if the tuna is of good quality.

sahibji · September 3, 2016

50 minutes ago, krobert6 said:

"Smarter" yeah like whaling...

just for the love of sushi

harleyclarkey · September 3, 2016

14 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

What is wrong with these idiots do they not follow the news? The tuna are disappearing from waters world wide. The Japanese could not get their heads together to arrive at a quota catch system so they put it off just keep over fishing. They also want to build a bigger fish market in Tokyo. I really thought the Japanese were smarter than this but apparently the greed vein runs deep in their bodies as well. As we sow so shall we reap.

14 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

Unless you can get all nations fisheries to play together then it is in each countries best interest to maximize catch until the resource is exhausted.

Why be the only one to restrict your quota when every other boat is filling their holds?

Under idiotic fishing rules in the EC if your licence is for shrimp and you catch ten tons of other fish...what do you do?

1. Sell at the market under a licence of another boat

2. Sell the catch to a boat with such a licence.

3. Apply for a interim licence for that catch

No....you dump it...throw it over the side, dead.

The lunatics for sure are in charge.

stevenl · September 3, 2016

13 minutes ago, harleyclarkey said:

Under idiotic fishing rules in the EC if your licence is for shrimp and you catch ten tons of other fish...what do you do?

1. Sell at the market under a licence of another boat

2. Sell the catch to a boat with such a licence.

3. Apply for a interim licence for that catch

No....you dump it...throw it over the side, dead.

The lunatics for sure are in charge.

Dumping is not allowed anymore, they have to bring it in

Edited September 3, 2016 by stevenl

Basil B · September 3, 2016

Bound to cause a stink in more than one way...

Would not want to be anywhere near Phuket when they decide to turn the refrigeration off.

tomyumchai · September 3, 2016

3 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

Its time to sell those tuna at market before they go the way of the warehoused rice and turn to fish meal.

Nah just bung it in a septic tank n there'll be balaa for everyone......for years.....

swanny321 · September 3, 2016

Not whistling a happy tuna are they!

MaiChai · September 3, 2016

Suppose i should ask: why have the boats been sitting there since January?

swerver · September 3, 2016

58 minutes ago, MaiChai said:

Suppose i should ask: why have the boats been sitting there since January?

Yes, that is a good question.

The answer to that is, the Thai government should, no MUST, reimburse the owner(s) of the vessels the 11 plus million they spend keeping the catch frozen. But as the article says, since August 28 the ships' engines have been shutdown and the temperature now has reached 30 Celsius which for sure is not 30 Celsius below ZERO. That is not frozen anymore by a long shot. So now you have a load of tune which can only be used by the Fishmeal industry to make fertilizer.

No not typical Thailand, but typical governments out of control worldwide.

mettech · September 3, 2016

This is a lot of fish head 'yummy" hope they will use reefer trailers or cold storage facility so to sell it almost fresh.

whaleboneman · September 3, 2016

7 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

So, what can they do with 2,700 tons of tuna that have been sitting in storage for approx. 8 months (since January)?

So the full version of the article appears to indicate the tuna has been being kept frozen. But either way, 8 months is a long time to sit stored in fishing boat storage.

Discount tuna fried rice dinners in 711?

arithai12 · September 3, 2016

15 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

What is wrong with these idiots do they not follow the news? The tuna are disappearing from waters world wide. The Japanese could not get their heads together to arrive at a quota catch system so they put it off just keep over fishing. They also want to build a bigger fish market in Tokyo. I really thought the Japanese were smarter than this but apparently the greed vein runs deep in their bodies as well. As we sow so shall we reap.

Luckily there are people as smart as you that know really well the statistics of the fishing industry.

I am sure the japanese are behind the illegal fishing in Thailand and they were planning to smuggle those tons or kilotonnes or whatever of tuna secretly to Japan, because no one is eating tuna in Thailand as we all know.

ClutchClark · September 3, 2016

11 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

So, what can they do with 2,700 tons of tuna that have been sitting in storage for approx. 8 months (since January)?

So the full version of the article appears to indicate the tuna has been being kept frozen. But either way, 8 months is a long time to sit stored in fishing boat storage.

Actually flash frozen tuna stored at temps of -30 can be kept for many years.

ClutchClark · September 3, 2016

7 hours ago, swerver said:

Yes, that is a good question.

The answer to that is, the Thai government should, no MUST, reimburse the owner(s) of the vessels the 11 plus million they spend keeping the catch frozen. But as the article says, since August 28 the ships' engines have been shutdown and the temperature now has reached 30 Celsius which for sure is not 30 Celsius below ZERO. That is not frozen anymore by a long shot. So now you have a load of tune which can only be used by the Fishmeal industry to make fertilizer.

No not typical Thailand, but typical governments out of control worldwide.

Fortunately, the fish were stored at -30 Celcius.

Crossy · September 4, 2016

A comment on moderation has been removed, along with a racist comment in another post.

If you want to report a post that contravenes the rules please use the Report button rather than posting in the thread, it means any on-line moderator will see it not just those who look at the thread.

toofarnorth · September 4, 2016

Sorry , I know it is a Sunday and I have a bit of a headache , but what for 'eaven's sake is a kilotonne ?

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