8,024 Thai fishing trawlers face revocation of licences
More than 8,000 trawlers in 22 provinces are likely to lose their commercial fishing licences after checks revealed the registration numbers did not match the vessels, and many had not renewed their permits for years.
The discrepancies were uncovered when the government began regulating all fishing boats to comply with theEuropean Union’s demand Thailand end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, or lose its market for seafood products.
