We the undersigned organisations, working to secure a legal, ethical and sustainable fishing industry for Thailand, write to express our deep concern regarding alarming proposals that would roll back critical reforms in the Thai fisheries sector and request your intervention in these matters.
These proposals signify a crucial juncture for Thailand’s fisheries, especially given the substantive progress, time and resources that have been dedicated to reforming the industry over the last eight years. Thailand has also been recently celebrated for its international commitments and public pledges to eradicate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing from Thai fishing supply chains, which are in direct conflict with this new trajectory.