The habitat of black fish is threatened by the environment.
PUBLISHED: 21 Jul 2024 at 06: 25
The Fisheries Department has a seven-day date to identify the source of the blackchin fishes population explosion.
Prayoon Inskul, lasting director for the government, on Saturday said his group has drawn up a program to address the pandemic in 16 regions.
A committee will be immediately asked to reduce the population by September of next year and raise the price per kilogramme from eight baht per kilogramme to 15 baht.
Mr. Prayoon stated that the council will look into the impact the fish species have had on local communities and the cause of its epidemic.
The commission is required to have the agency’s report set within seven days. The findings will be sent to the government for a draft option, he said.
Additionally, the meeting discussed ways to help hunt down this invasive species’ young, such as white water guitar, by releasing aggressive fish like white water bass.
He added that monitoring measures may be strengthened in areas where the fish have not yet been found.
According to a cause, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow may travel to Samut Sakhon tomorrow to join members from 16 regions along the Gulf of Thailand.
Leaders from organizations like the Thai Rubber Authority, the Department of Land Development, and the Department of Agriculture are among those who were invited.
Rapid duplication
On Friday, the district’s director-general, Bancha Sukkaew, announced a ban on planting blackchin fishes and the government also issued a rules banning the action.
A violation of Section 144 of the Fisheries Act 2015 could result in a time in prison, a fine of up to one million rmb, or both.
The ban is in part due to the fact that this invasive varieties can react to the Thai culture and can grow and reproduce quickly, harming the ecosystem and making aquaculturists and fishermen concerned that fish from different species are in danger.
The blackchin tilapia ( Sarotherodon melanotheron ) is native to West Africa. It can survive in coastal areas, clean water, and brackish water. It is live for up to nine years and can reach a length of approximately 25 cm. The fish may reproduce every 22 times and is born at one year old.
A female bass may drop up to 900 hens at a time. Its breeding season is throughout the month, according to the Fisheries Department.
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has included the fish in its regional planting plan because it is regarded as an invasive alien species.