Thailand: Trat Fisheries releases hunting fish, sets up checkpoint to stop black-chinned tilapia from encroaching on the area

Trat Fisheries Release ‘Hunting Fish’, Set Up Checkpoint to Intercept ‘Black-Chin Tilapia’ Encroaching on Area, Confirm No Outbreaks Trat Province has implemented measures to prevent black-chin tilapia from encroaching on the area, joining forces with all sectors to regularly monitor and survey all water sources. Most recently, Mr. Kunsombat Sirisombat, Trat Provincial Fisheries Officer, and Mr. Chamnongsak Thipnet, District Chief of Khao Saming, Trat Province, along with heads of provincial government agencies, civil servants, and volunteers released 3,000 white sea bass fry, supported by Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF), into the Welu River under the Tha Jort Bridge, Saen Tung Subdistrict, Khao Saming District, Trat Province. Mr. Kunsombat revealed that currently, Trat Province has not found an outbreak of black-chin tilapia, even though it is adjacent to Chanthaburi Province. The Aquaculture Research and Development Center has worked with local fishermen to continuously monitor ...