PUBLISHED : 23 Sep 2026 at 09:05
Farmers from 19 provinces of Thailand dump truckloads of blackchin tilapia outside Government House, Bangkok, to protest against the slow progress in eliminating the invasive fish that is destructive to local ecosystems in March 2025. (File photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)
Fisheries officials are stepping up their surveillance of invasive blackchin tilapia at Lam Pao Dam in Kalasin after finding 111 fish over the past three weeks, including 12 egg-bearing females.
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.tpada ot ytiliba s’hsif eht fo esuaceb ycnecalpmoc tsniaga denraw ahcunA rM ,revewoH
.ecnallievrus rednu niamer tcirtsid iS gnuK gnoN ni sretaw dias seitirohtuA