Through creation, Prison helps inmates learn new skills while also tackling the aggressive fish problem.
Discussed: 16 Oct 2024 at 18: 18
The Samut Songkhram Central Prison has introduced a new fish soup company as part of an effort to stop the spread of aggressive blackchin fish while also providing work coaching for prisoners.
The” Hub Phoei Mae Klong” model is a partnership between the Department of Corrections, the provincial Department of Fisheries department and CP Foods Plc to create a full cycle of mysterious fish destruction, said Jitra Prasertsopha, the facility’s superintendent.
According to her, the project complies with the Department of Corrections ‘ corporate social responsibility strategy, which allows inmates to engage in activities while receiving instruction from experts as part of their technical coaching.
Fish soup master Jittrakorn Buadee from Phetchaburi, whose idea of making soup from the aggressive fish has received a lot of praise, taught the prisoners at Samut Songkhram Prison.
CP Foods ( CPF), part of the Charoen Pokphand agribusiness conglomerate, provided equipment and manufacturing expertise.  ,
The project aims to help reduce the blackchin fish, whose spread has raised concerns for nearby fishermen and river communities, while also providing inmates with work training.
The municipal fishing department and the prison are currently working together to get blackchin fish in three nearby canals, Khlong Chong, Khlong Liab Thanon Ekkachai, and Khlong Bang Bo, which produces the fish soup.
Since the program’s inception in August, local water resources have had fewer blackchin fish, according to Bundit Kunlawanit, chairman of the Samut Songkhram fisheries office.
Since then, 509 kg of the fish have been caught, with 450kg used to create fish soup and the remainder made into goose pull at the jail.
Additionally, the office has distributed aggressive seafood to farmers to help them get rid of the black-chinned cichlids and released them into local water sources.
The ministry says it has eradicated at least 90, 000kg of blackchin fish from 17 regions globally.
The source of the issue was claimed by a House of Representatives subcommittee in September, which it did not name as the only one that imports blackchin fishes.
With agreement from the Department of Fisheries, CP Foods has formally acknowledged that it first imported blackchin fish for study in December 2010. However, after they grew frail and passed away, the task was scrapped a month later.
According to the statement, all the fish were properly disposed of and the procedure was documented in accordance with Department of Fisheries requirements. It has filed a lawsuit against an advocate who has accused the business of being responsible for the spread of the fish.