As part of efforts to raise aquaculture, the government set the period of the three-month non-fishery season from May to July this year instead of the period from June to August set in previous years.
It aims to conserve not only fingerlings but also pregnant fish and their environs at the seas with the creation of a chance for them to hatch. The Department of Fisheries set the non-fishery season for the regeneration of various species of fish.
According to the restrictions, all fishermen and fishing entrepreneurs need to totally avoid the fishery tasks from May to July at the seas. It is because the pregnant fish before the hatching period needs conservation for further regeneration, and the fingerlings need an adequate time for adaptation to their environs as their habitats.
Thanks to the non-fishery season, fish deposits in the seas have a chance to live in their environs naturally. Consequently, they can successfully lay eggs for regeneration. Hence, offshore fishing trawlers need to halt operations at the seas.
That is why all fishermen and fishing entrepreneurs need to follow the prescribed disciplines, without fail, to improve the fishery sector.
All the fishermen conscientiously return to the shores when the non-fishery season falls. If not, the authorities will take action against those who returned to the shores after 1 May because they might be seemed to continue fishing at the seas illegally.
Vessel monitoring systems have been installed at all fishing trawlers not to break the disciplines of non-fishery season. Such kind of disciplines should be restricted. As such, offshore fishing trawlers need to suspend their work process, but fishermen can do onshore fishery tasks in Taninthayi Region.
The Department of Fisheries adopted its future plans, including food security, production of safety fishery products and improvement of the production of value-added fisheries products.
For the sake of the country and the people, authorities concerned and relevant bodies should enforce restricted disciplines for the non-fishery season while pouring out the utmost efforts in order to extend the wing of the marine product market with the exportation of the value-added marine products.
That is why all fishermen and fishing entrepreneurs need to follow the prescribed disciplines, without fail, to improve the fishery sector.
