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Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§1 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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(...) A new Fisheries Act entered into force in 2015, adjusting fisheries resources management measures to be more compatible with international fisheries law and standards as well as new fisheries technologies. Foreigners are prohibited from commercial fishing in Thai fishery waters and within its exclusive economic zone. (...)
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§37 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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The new Fisheries Act aims to adjust fisheries resources management measures in the country to be more compatible with international fisheries law and standards (International Plan of Action on Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing; Law of the Sea; UN Fish Stocks Agreement; Port State Measure Agreement) and EC Regulation 1005/2008; new advanced fisheries technologies; and present social surroundings. Legislative reform was due to obsolete provisions under the 1947 Act. Its provisions focused in particular on inland fisheries management and mentioned very little about marine fisheries development measures. There was also no regulating provision on aquaculture practices. Under the new Act, inland, coastal and marine fisheries zones are designated in order to regulate the fishing capacity of fishermen and the types of fishing gear that may be used. The Act also improves fisheries monitoring, surveillance and control as well as aquaculture and sanitary standards.
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§38 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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The Department of Fisheries has set out five strategies for fisheries management over the period 2013-16 (Table 4.8)
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-Table-IV.8 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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Table 4.8 Strategies for fisheries management
Strategy Components
1. Increase fish production  Enhance fish production capability of fish farmers.
 Promote and transfer fish production technology.
2. Develop fish production and fishery products  Improve aquaculture system in compliance with international standards.
 Promote sustainable and responsible aquaculture and fishing.
 Promote quality and safety of fish and fishery products throughout the production chain.
 Expand the scope of the aquaculture certification scheme and enhance the certification body for accreditation against ISO/IC Guide 65.
3. Manage aquatic resources to ensure sustainability and biodiversity  Rehabilitate and conserve fisheries resources.
 Promote community-based aquatic resources management.
 Explore new fishing grounds.
4. Fishery technology research and development  Conduct research according to the Fisheries Research Master Plan 2012 2016 of the Department of Fisheries.
 Increase innovative research.
 Transfer research technology to the private sector.
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Fish
Sustainable
Natural resources
Bio
Conservation
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§40 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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Government assistance to the fisheries sector comprises disaster relief payments and management, research and enforcement services; in 2014 these amounted to over B 881 million (Table 4.9). The authorities indicated that a big increase in disaster relief payments in 2011 for the marine capture and in 2011/12 for the aquaculture sector was due to the more frequent incidence of storms and floods in the country.
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-Table-IV.9 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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Table 4.9 Government financial transfers to the fisheries sector, 2009-14
(B '000)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Marine capture fisheries 158,369 142,002 209,431 216,344 226,897 221,853
Direct payments 3,365 3,112 31,560 3,102 6,739 5,095
Disaster relief payments 3,365 3,112 31,560 3,102 6,739 5,095
Cost-reducing transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 155,004 138,890 177,871 213,242 220,158 216,758
Management services 23,600 19,929 56,808 96,206 96,206 91,628
Research services 17,476 19,876 15,199 17,918 24,551 12,250
Enforcement services 113,928 99,085 105,864 99,118 99,401 112,880
Cost recovery charges 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aquaculture 773,116 489,675 1,305,667 1,980,000 512,651 659,448
Direct payments 414,843 162,897 965,153 1,683,301 202,293 384,664
Disaster relief payments 414,843 162,897 965,153 1,683,301 202,293 384,664
Cost-reducing transfers 0 0 0 0 0 0
General services 358,273 326,778 340,514 296,699 310,358 274,784
Management, research and enforcement services 358,273 326,778 340,514 296,699 310,358 274,784
Cost recovery charges 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marketing and processing 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 931,485 631,677 1,516,500 2,196,344 739,548 881,300
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§41 Thailand 2015 Sectors Fisheries
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The Board of Investment offers incentives for certain fisheries activities. Businesses undertaking aquatic animal propagation and aquaculture (except shrimp) may receive a three-year corporate income tax exemption, an import duty exemption for machinery (generally available for 30 months after issuance of a promotion certificate, but a one year extension is permitted upon request) as well as import duty exemptions for raw or essential materials used in manufacturing export products (for 1 year, extendable). Certain conditions apply such as the requirement to use modern technology and have traceability systems in place. Similar incentives are also offered to deep sea fisheries (but in this case the corporate tax exemption is for 5 years). Additional years of tax holidays can be granted (but not exceeding 8 years in total) to a project that has investments or expenditure on one of the following: (a) research and development; (b) donations to technology or human resource funds; (c) intellectual property acquisition or licensing fees; (d) advanced technology training; (e) the development of local suppliers; and (f) product and packaging design given that the qualified expenditures or investments reach the determined threshold. Conditions relate to the size of fishing vessels and the equipment used.
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Fish
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-Summary§13 Thailand 2015 Sectors Forestry
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(...) Thailand's commercial forestry sector is small; however, incentives are being provided to grow it as well as to prevent illegal logging.
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Forest
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§1 Thailand 2015 Sectors Forestry
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(...) Just less than 4% of Thailand's total area is devoted to productive plantation forestry. New incentives are being given to increase commercial forestry and efforts are being made to prevent illegal logging.
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Forest
Secretariat TPR WT/TPR/S/326 S-IV§45 Thailand 2015 Sectors Forestry
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Efforts are being made by a newly established National Land Committee (NLC) to deal with the problem of trespassers on state land, by allowing poor persons who have settled on forest land to remain there and take care of the forest while at the same time preventing trespassers from undertaking illegal logging. In this regard, measures are being taken to more clearly demarcate forest boundaries as well as to improve coordination between the relevant government bodies and officials (the Justice Ministry, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, Police, Army and forestry and park officials).
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Forest

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