Fact or fiction?: The Control of shrimp exports from Thailand is based on considerations not purely environmental

Quarto, Alfredo (1996) Fact or fiction?: The Control of shrimp exports from Thailand is based on considerations not purely environmental. Samudra Report (16). pp. 10-12. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The US government recently lifted the ban on wild shrimps imported from Thailand. The ban had been in force since May 1995, consequent to the Earth Island Institute winning a lawsuit against the US government, on the ground that Thailand lacks the same measures that the US has to conserve sea turtles. But now the game seems to be over and wild shrimps from Thailand can freely access US markets. It appears that the Thai and US governments are cheating the conservationists. There are about 30,000 trawlers operating in Thai waters, but only 2,000 vessels will be equipped with Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs), as these are the ones which are supposed to catch shrimps. In fact, the trawler fishery in Thailand has never been separated into different sectors catching shrimps and demersal fish species. The fishermen say they use the same trawl net to catch both fish and shrimp. Depending on when fishing is done, shrimps can be caught at night and fishes during the day.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0193
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, Thailand, Aquaculture, Shrimp Culture, Ban, European Union, Mangroves, Turtles, Conservation
Subjects:	Fisheries Trade
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2021 06:01
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 16:24
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/554

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