Thailand: Fisheries chiefs spell out the end for 'foreign' tilapia

Published 2024년 2월 3일

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Thailand's Department of Fisheries has launched a campaign to eliminate Blackchin tilapia from local waterways due to their threat to native marine life and fish farms. The fish's adaptability to various water temperatures makes them a significant menace. To control the population, the department is urging fishermen to catch them and has released 60,000 baby sea bass. Despite a 2019 ban on Blackchin tilapia imports, it was discovered that a food industry conglomerate had been permitted to import the fish from Ghana in 2006.

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The Department of Fisheries has launched a campaign to eradicate Blackchin tilapia from Thai waterways and fishing spots. Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Captain Thamanat Prompow revealed on Friday that growing numbers of Blackchin tilapia are threatening local marine life and fish farms in several provinces. The minister ordered the department to take measures to get rid of them. Department of Fisheries Deputy Director-General Mr Bancha Sukkaew said the threat from Blackchin tilapia was attributed to the fact that they are highly adaptive and can live in water with different temperatures. According to Mr Bancha, the fish breed in Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Phetchaburi, Bangkok, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Ratchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla and Samut Sakhon. As well as encouraging fishermen to catch them, the department has also released 60,000 baby sea bass into the sea near Bangkok, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon, Samut ...

Source: Bangkokpost