Tag Archives: Phuket
Navy ‘deep sixes’ Phuket probe into missing IUU trawler
PHUKET: The this week formally declined to reveal any findings of the investigation into how the seized Antarctic trawler Taishan, also known as the Kunlun, and its crew and illegal cargo managed to escape Phuket earlier this year, or name any of the officers who may be responsible. “The results are not for publication,” Vice Admiral Sayan Prasongsamrej, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy’s Third Naval Area Command. Read the article here 20:56
Phuket, Thailand – Villagers feast on dead shark’s pups
Scientists from the Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Centre in Krabi went to take a look at a very large dead shark found floating just off the coast. But when they got there they found that local residents had already beaten them to it, chopping up the shark and 18 baby sharks found dead inside it, and distributing the meat fairly to everyone, while it was still fresh. Read the rest here 07:33