SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand, March 26 (Reuters) – A surge in diesel prices triggered by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is pushing Thailand’s multibillion-dollar fishing industry towards a standstill, with fishermen warning that their boats could be idled within days unless the government steps in.
At the country’s largest fishing port in a central province along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, over half of the fishing trawlers are already docked and those still operating would likely stop work within days, said Jumpol Kanawaree, president of the Samut Sakhon Fishmonger Association.
Thai Fishing Industry Nears a Standstill as Iran War Pushes up Fuel Costs
