Tens of thousands of small and commercial vessels in Thailand's multi-billion-dollar fishing industry are stranded on shore as the war in the Middle East and the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz cut fuel supplies and raised prices.
Thailand is vulnerable because it imports about 50 per cent of its energy from the Middle East.
In Samut Sakhon, fishermen and fishmongers tell the ABC their problems worsen because consumers are trying to save money, reducing demand for their catch.
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