In October 2014, 5 Thai vessels were arrested for fishing illegally in Papua New Guinea' (PNG) Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The absence of VMS on-board most Thai vessels (as described in recitals 37) combined with weak collaboration with neighbouring states (Section 3.2 of this Decision) suggests that the risk of IUU activity occurring in the Thai fleet is high. This is supported by the extensive distribution of Thai vessels involved in IUU activities in the Indian and Western Pacific oceans in 2011 to 2014 (as stated in recital 26). The location and spread of these incidences tie in with that of the distribution of the Thai distant water fleet prior to 2012.