The European Union said Tuesday that it had warned Thailand, the world’s third largest seafood producer, that it had six months to halt illegal fishing or face a trade ban.
“Failure to take strong action against illegal fishing will carry consequences,” European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella said in a statement.
The EU said that following a thorough analysis and series of discussions with Thai authorities since 2011, it had concluded that the country had shortcomings in its fisheries monitoring, control and sanctioning systems and that the government was not doing enough to address this. Though Thailand had been issued a so-called “yellow card,” the EU said that Bangkok would be given six months to implement a “corrective tailor-made action plan.”
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