Thammanat launches new war on alien fish
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao launched a new war on havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish imported from Ghana by a private company during a visit to Samut Songkhram province today (Oct. 13), Naewna said. The predator fish is causing severe ecological damage and ruining the livelihood of fishermen and aquatic farmers. Although […]
Read MoreAquatic farmers rally over spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish
AROUND 200 aquatic farmers from 19 provinces rallied in front of Agricultural Land Reform Office this morning (March 18) to press the government to resolve the spread of havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish in Thai waters with this affecting the ecosystem and also compensate those impacted by the invasion of this fish, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreLawyers Council to sue CPF, Fisheries Dept for havoc-wreaking blackchin tilapia fish
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LAWYERS COUNCIL of Thailand plans to take legal action against Charoen Pokphand Foods Co and the Fisheries Department, both being allegedly held accountable for severe ecological damage literally done by imported blackchin tilapia fish. The Lawyers Council plans to file a civil lawsuit upcoming Wednesday in pursuit of damage […]
Read MoreInvasion of blackchin tilapia could turn out to be international ecological crisis: MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI-LED government was today (July 25) cautioned over the possibility that blackchin tilapia, a diehard predator fish, could literally spread out from Thailand to neighbouring countries, thus turning a national ecological crisis into an international one. During today’s House floor debate on the fast-spawning, gluttonous blackchin tilapia literally […]
Read MoreTwo years in jail for releasing alien fish
SAMUT SAKHON Fisheries Department office issued a warning that those who release invasive blackchin tilapia fish into waterways face two years in jail and two million baht fine as the coastal province battles to control and exterminate this fish species, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 20). Mr. Phadim Rodin, head of the provincial […]
Read MoreFish dying in badly polluted Central Plain canal
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PART OF A MAJOR canal in a Central Plain area is being critically polluted with blackish, odorous water, killing fish raised in submerged cages. Authorities are yet to find out about the polluted water which has been allegedly released into a drainage waterway which is connected with Raphiphat canal in Nong […]
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