Thailand National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (Thailand NPOA-IUU) 2015 – 2019.

Respecting its obligations as a signatory of the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices including Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in South East Asia (RPOA-IUU) and accepting obligations as IOTC member and from adopting the the FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA –IUU), the Code of Conduct on responsible Fisheries and other international instruments, Thailand has developed a National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. This Plan sets out future action and measures to be implemneted for the years 2015-2019 to prevent and combat IUU fishing; Develop appropriate measures to build cooperation at the national level to prevent and deter IUU fishing; Monitor and cooperate with the other countries to develop fishing information sharing to be a global information of IUU fishing vessels; Monitor and increase surveillance (MCS) on illegal fishing operations in Thai waters through port in-port out control, VMS, and improvement of documentations scheme for fishing operation in Thai waters. Thailand will develop a Traceability and Catch Certification system to prevent IUU fishing and its responsibilities for coordination and issuing the catch certificate of Thai fishing vessels and the processing certificate from raw materials (fish) imported from foreign countries. Thailand will establish a Control and Inspection Section to strengthen the inspection of foreign vessels consistent with Port State Measures, as an operational coordination mechanism between related agencies etc (Department of Fisheries, Marine Department, Custom Department, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Marine Police Division and Royal Thai Navy and its responsibilities for inspection and surveillance fishing activities at sea and transshipment at port). As Flag State, Thailand will strenthen its fishing vessel registration and recording system for all fishing vessels and the fishing licencing procedures and requirements. Future actions as as a coastal port state also include regulatory action for port acces/denial, cooperation with port State/RFMOs. Other actions concern labour, awareness and trade-related issue such as catch certification and an an electronic system for supporting efficient and transparent practice on traceability in fishery products