BANGKOK -- The European Union's decision on Jan. 8 to remove Thailand from a list of countries warned over illegal fishing is being met with relief by big Thai seafood companies that had feared being locked out of the huge European market.
Removal from watch list keeps door to key export market open

Thailand's removal from the European Union's illegal-fishing watch list has been welcomed by the country's fisheries industry. (Photo by Marimi Kishimoto)
BANGKOK -- The European Union's decision on Jan. 8 to remove Thailand from a list of countries warned over illegal fishing is being met with relief by big Thai seafood companies that had feared being locked out of the huge European market.