Thailand: Fisheries in Nakhon Si Thammarat show a decrease in the number of black-chinned tilapia

Published 2024년 9월 6일

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Thai provinces, including Nakhon Si Thammarat and Samut Sakhon, have successfully reduced the population of black-chinned tilapia through dedicated eradication efforts, utilizing a variety of strategies such as fishing and the release of predatory fish. These initiatives, part of the "Find, Report, Catch, Finish" approach, have seen significant results, with over 1.4 million kilograms of fish removed from Samut Sakhon's water sources alone. Other provinces like Samut Songkhram are also implementing measures to control the fish population, aiming to break the black-chinned tilapia breeding cycle. The Fisheries Department is continuing its efforts to eliminate the species, marking a successful outcome in the conservation of water sources.

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Reports from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Fisheries show that the province’s measures to eliminate black-chinned tilapia have been effective, reducing the number of fish in the province. Similarly, Samut Sakhon has implemented 5 measures that have shown results, with more than 70% of the black-chinned tilapia disappearing. In several other provinces, such as Samut Songkhram and Chachoengsao, the black-chinned tilapia have declined. The Fisheries Department is continuing to remove fish from the ecosystem in order to eliminate this species. Mr. Kobsak Ketmuen, the provincial fisheries officer of Nakhon Si Thammarat, said that normally, villagers in Nakhon Si Thammarat have used the black-chinned tilapia to sell as bait for crabs and other fish for a long time. However, the provincial fisheries officer has mobilized all forces to continuously catch black-chinned tilapia in the province, especially in Pak Phanang and Hua Sai, organizing the “Long Kaek Long Klong” activity to catch ...

Source: Naewna