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EU acts on illegal fishing: Yellow card issued to Thailand while South Korea & Philippines are cleared

The European Commission has put Thailand on formal notice for not taking sufficient measures in the international fight against illegal fishing (IUU). On the contrary, the European Commission acknowledged that two fishing nations, Korea and the Philippines, have carried out appropriate reforms of their legal systems and are now equipped to tackle illegal fishing.

date:  22/04/2015

After a thorough analysis and a series of discussions with Thai authorities since 2011, the Commission has denounced the country's shortcomings in its fisheries monitoring, control and sanctioning systems and concludes that Thailand is not doing enough. The decision of the Commission to show a yellow card starts a formal procedure of dialogue with the Thai authorities to make them take the necessary corrective measures. They will be given six months to implement a corrective tailor-made action plan.

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