Fishery associations threatened to stop fishing next month if the government fails to relax some of the strict measures enforced on fishing vessels following the European Union’s planned boycott of Thailand’s fish exports if it does not resolve its Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practises.

The threat was revealed as representatives from more than 10 fishery associations met the Department of Fisheries director-general Joompol Sanguansin yesterday to discuss the IUU practises.

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