Trang fishermen blockade port over destruction of drift nets

Fishermen blockade Trang port

Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 15.28
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Angry fishermen in around 80 longtail boats blocked the entry to a port in Trang province on Monday in protest at the actions of fisheries patrol boats, which have been destroying or removing illegal fishing nets, according to a report in Thai Rath.

The government's Department of Fisheries has assigned patrol boats, known as Green Leaf Boats, to stop local fishermen using drift nets - nets which float freely on the surface of the water. These nets are illegal because they frequently entangle non-targeted marine life, often endangered species, not just commercial fish.

The protesting fishermen said the Green Leaf Boats last week removed 300 drift nets in Trang's Kantang district and cost them more than 300,000 baht.

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CMfarang
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Discussion 4 : 28 Jan 2013 at 19.464
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Is compensation on the way from the Yingluck government for taking away these illegal nets?
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Discussion 3 : 28 Jan 2013 at 17.453
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How dare the Ministry of Fisheries destroy illegal nets!
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Discussion 2 : 28 Jan 2013 at 16.532
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It is also commonplace, that fishermen do their job way to close to the shorelines of the Andaman islands. And if the fishermen complain, that they can't make a living anymore, that is most likely to blame on the fishermen themselves, as illegal fishing practices will not support marine life, it will destroy it. This effect can be seen worldwide, not only in Thailand.

Just take them into custody for some days, and let them think about it.
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Discussion 1 : 28 Jan 2013 at 16.081
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I guess a committee will be set up to study this soon
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