date:Aug 07, 2012
The department recently announced a plan to register 2,107 illegal trawlers to help Thai exporters meet the European Union's (EU) fisheries business practice guidelines. This requires all exporters to acquire marine produce from legal fishing vessels, reportsBangkokPost.
But Banjong Nasae, chairman of the Thai Sea Watch Association, said the trawlers are destructive to the marine environment and the move to register them was tantamount to granting an amnesty to illegal fishing operators.
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