PUBLISHED: 22 Mar 2025 at 06: 10
In its most recent effort to combat the aggressive fish species, the government has approved a finances of 98.4 million ringgit to eliminate an extra 3, 000 kilograms of blackchin fish.
The government approved the most recent budget acceptance in July 2024 as part of the 450-million-baht 2024-2027 platform to combat the aggressive fish species.
Akkhara Prompow, the deputy minister of agriculture and cooperative, reported that the costs to follow contain a 60-million-baht budget to buy 3 million kilos of blackchin fish for bio-fermentation and running at a price of 20 ringgit per kg. He stated that about 10.5 million baht will be used to control the use of tea spend to remove 35, 000 kg of the species from farms, and another 3 million baht will be used to finance the release of 300, 000 aggressive fish.
A third of the 22 million baht will be used to build bio-fermented water made from captured blackchin fish, and another three million ringgit will be used to provide tools for farmers to combat the intrusive seafood. Before work begins on restoring and diversifying the habitat, the Department of Fisheries has set up 86 places to buy the fish, according to Mr. Akkhara.
To date, the blackchin fish 2024-2027 model has resulted in the removal of 3.7 million kilogrammes of the seafood from both farm ponds and natural water sources, the release of more than 743, 000 predatory fish, and the handling of blackchin fish meat for a variety of food items.
The jobs also have the objectives of promoting habitat restoration through rearing and releasing various aquatic types, as well as raising awareness and funding research on sterilization and control methods.
There haven’t been any counties, according to Mr. Akkhara, that have had a “high” blackchin tilapia community levels or 100 fish per 100 square meters as of yet.
Bangkok, which even experienced a “mid-tier” blackchin tilapia people degree in July 2024, said Mr. Akkhara, and five provinces had “low” levels, or 1 to 10 fish per 100 sq m. ” This condition has seen good progress,” he said.
The office is also developing payment plans for farmers who have been impacted by the aggressive types.