Thailand’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Newin Chidchob said the ministry expects to pay compensation to large and small-scale fishing operators soon.
About 4,200 fishing trawlers sank after tidal waves struck the Andaman shoreline on Dec 26. About 3,500 of them were small fishing vessels.
Mr. Newin said small-scale fishermen will receive compensation no later than February, while operators of large trawlers would be compensated by March.