date:Aug 07, 2012
to coral reefs, which provide a habitat for many marine species.
Creating artificial reefs is not the right answer to marine conservation, the academic said.
Officials must deal with the problem at its root cause, which is destructive fishing practices.
Surajit Intarachit, Department of Fisheries deputy director-general, defended the trawler registration plan, saying the move would help operators who failed to register their vessels in the previous round of registration to legitimise their b