Thailand: 5 firms deny exporting invasive fish

Published 2024년 8월 10일

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Five companies are being investigated for exporting blackchin tilapia, a species that has caused up to 450 million baht in damage to farmers and the environment. The Department of Fisheries discovered errors in export records involving 212 orders out of 24,000 between 2013 and 2016. The companies claim they never exported the fish and are requested to present invoices and purchase orders to the House committee. A subcommittee has been formed to compile a report on the damage caused, which will be submitted to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to allocate emergency funds to those affected.

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Five companies have denied exporting blackchin tilapia, while the House Committee on Science, Technology, Research and Innovation estimates the invasive fish has caused up to 450 million baht of damage to farmers and the environment. On Thursday, Praphan Leepayakhun, deputy director-general of the Department of Fisheries, was invited to attend a House committee meeting chaired by Takorn Tantasith. Other attendees included representatives from five companies: Thai Qian Hu, Advance Aquatic, Samitra Aquarium Limited Partnership, P&P Aquarium World Trading and Asia Aquatics. Three other companies did not respond to a request for them to attend. According to the Department of Fisheries, 11 exporters sent 326,240 blackchin tilapia as ornamental fish to 17 countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States between 2013 and 2016. At the time, fish exports were controlled under the Animal Epidemics Act. Exporters were only ...

Source: Bangkokpost