Bangkok (VNA) – Thanks to strict legal regulations and reform of the fisheries sector, Thailand had its "yellow card" warning lifted by the European Commission (EC) after four years in 2019.
From May 2015 to September 2018, the Thai Government allocated nearly 87 million EUR to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Thailand now has a fisheries management system that complies with all EU and international laws and standards, including the EU's IUU regulations.
Thailand has also become a signatory to important international agreements such as the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA), the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA), and various agreements of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs).
Later, the Thai Government continued its efforts to combat IUU fishing across various aspects, including the launch of the national policy "IUU-Free Thailand"./.
