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.