Group threatens rally over fishing quotasA group of trawler owners yesterday vowed to stage a big rally in Bangkok if the Department of Fisheries is adamant on imposing new fishing quotas, a move to appease the European Union after it called on the kingdom to follow sustainable measures in the seafood industry last year. “The new system is not suitable for the ecology of Thailand’s waters,” Mr Mongkol added. Commercial trawlers are currently permitted to fish for 240 days in the Gulf of Thailand, and 270 days for the Andaman Sea. The guidelines have not yet been finalized nor have the quotas for the commercial trawlers. “The policymakers are not considering the fish caught by 70,000 fishing boats in their total marine resource calculation,” Mr Mongkol said.

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2020 13:18 UTC