Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has directed the Department of Fisheries to step up the suppression of illegal fishing while providing compensation for unregistered fishing vessels that have not violated the law.
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan presided over a meeting of the National Fisheries Committee held via video conference, where the issues of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and environmental impacts from fisheries were on the agenda.
The DPM urged all subcommittees to expedite and follow up on the operations, and to collaborate their efforts in solving IUU fishing, as well as providing aid to affected stakeholders.
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