The Thailand regime has decided to remove Fisheries Department chief Wimol Jantrarotai for making slow progress in addressing illegal fishing amid concerns.
Thailand is still at risk of being slapped with a red card by the European Union (EU). The EU issued a second yellow card warning to Bangkok in April last year for not doing enough to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, s, which could lead to an EU ban on Thai seafood products.
The EU has yet to set a deadline for reviewing the country’s yellow card status after reviewing the country’s progress in cleaning up the fishing industry in January.
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