National Committee Approves 2020-2022 Fisheries Management Plan
The national committee on fisheries policy has approved the 2020-2022 fisheries management plan, which is designed to ensure the development of a more sustainable and fishery sector, and the second national plan of action on IUU (NPOA-IUU).
The committee also endorsed measures that will ensure the fair, transparent and swift processing of IUU and related cases of forced labor and human trafficking, acknowledged the granting of 2.82- billion baht of funding, to rehabilitate the livelihoods of 188,134 fishermen, and the extension of work permits for migrant workers in the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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