Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The Government ofThailand is continuing to coordinate with all sides to ensure moreeffectiveness in its strategies against illegal, unreported and unregulated(IUU) fishing. 

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Chatchai Sarikulya hascalled a meeting with relevant agencies in order to follow up on their progressin the ongoing fight against IUU fishing.

During the discussion, approval was given to an action plan comprising threestrategies aimed to intensify anti-IUU fishing operations over the next fourmonths. 

First, the management of fishing vessels by theMarine Department will be improved with a real-time monitoring system whilechanges will be made to regulations and requirements for boat registration.

Secondly, Port In-Port Out (PIPO) Centers will integrate information from thevessel monitoring system as well as the fishing logbook and conduct in-depthanalysis in order to identify law violators. Thirdly, harsher administrative measureswill be imposed by the Fisheries Department against wrongdoers, ranging fromlicense suspension and revocation to boat impoundment. 

All three strategies are considered a crucial partof the government’s effort to suppress IUU fishing and commitment to theCabinet resolution to completely rid the country of the problem.-VNA