Agriculture and fishing

Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries in South seek new markets to offset GSP suspension

The president of Fisheries Association of Songkhla province, Suradej Nilubon, has said that the country’s fisheries industry will definitely be affected by the US suspension of the trade benefits for Thailand under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).This suspension will affect the Thailand’s competitive advantage ...

The Nation Reporter

Despite pressure from domestic fishing groups, Thailand pledges to continue reforms on IUU fishing, forced labor

Thailand Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has confirmed his country will continue to reform its seafood industry, despite mounting pressure from domestic fishing groups.Wongsuwan made the statement in an 18 October meeting with Environmental Justice Foundation Executive Director Steve Trent, according to EJF.Keep reading ...

Toan Dao

Thai Government Pledges to Protect Fisheries Reforms

Deputy Prime Minister, General Prawit Wongsuwan, has committed Thailand to protect and build on recent fisheries reforms during a meeting with the Environmental Justice Foundation’s Executive Director, Steve Trent.For the past five years, EJF has worked closely with the Royal Thai Government to eradicate the ...

From IUU black spot to clean fishing hub

Narathip Puekpongsai stays glued to the radar screen at the Fishing Monitoring Centre (FMC). He picks up moving spots on the radar indicating two commercial fishing trawlers were getting too close to artificial reefs in the restricted three-mile (4.8km) radius zone.Keep reading ...

Apiradee Treerutkuarkul

Marine Department impresses with tech

Among the government agencies that use technology to improve their public services and ease of doing business, the Marine Department seems to have won the most accolades, cinching the Public Sector Excellence Award for public services conferred this month by the Office of the Public ...

Chatrudee Theparat

Thailand unfair in penalties for fisheries violations: Mongkol

Mongkol Sukcharoenkhana, the president of the Fisheries of Thailand Association, on Thursday, told Thansettakij online news that Thailand has penalised his industry with heavier fines for fisheries violations than other nearby countries have imposed on their fisheries sector after receiving a “yellow card” from the ...

The Nation Reporter

Fisheries Department warns fishery operators over operating licenses

The Department of Fisheries has warned fishing operators against lending out their fishing boats, reminding them that owners are held responsible for any actions taken aboard their vessels.Keep watching ...

Police, Fisheries Dept launch special operation against illegal fishing

Police and the Department of Fisheries have jointly launched a special operation against illegal fishing off Ranong province. Given such operations are conducted in line with the government’s policy to meet an ASEAN position on the issue, illegal fishing in Thai waters is sure to ...

Tewit Kemtong

Govt gathers fishermen's suggestions to address their issues

The Thai government has been undertaking various measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by enforcing laws in accordance with international standards. However, some new fishing regulations affect local fishermen, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is sending out officials to follow ...

Department of Fisheries receives complaints about IUU regulations

Since the government and relevant sectors have stepped up their efforts to suppress illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and have the country removed from the yellow-card status imposed on it by the European Union (EU), another issue has arisen with domestic fishing operators voicing ...

Praphorn Praphornkul

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