Marine Fisheries Management Plan of Thailand.

This Marine Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) 2015-2019 outlines the nature of the management challenges facing Thailand and details what actions and management measures are required to transform what is now essentially an open-access fishery into a limited-access fishery based on balancing the fishing effort with the productivity of the resources (maximum Sustainable yield MSY). The FMP applies to all marine capture fisheries both artisanal and commercial vessels in Thai waters as well as marine capture fisheries conducted by Thai vessels in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of other States and the high seas. In Thai waters the fishing areas are those in the east (Gulf of Thailand) and those to the west (Andaman Sea). The FMP covers the species of: All pelagic species; All demersal species; All highly migratory tuna and tuna-like species (often managed under a Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO);and Other non-target, associate or dependent species taken while fishing, such as endangered and threatened species.