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BANGKOK — Farmers and environmental advocates rallied in Bangkok Jan. 13 to demand the government and a private corporation take serious action to address the escalating spread of blackchin tilapia, a highly invasive species of fish, in Thailand’s waterways. Fisheries department surveys have identified blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in 19 provinces surrounding the Gulf of [……
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Thai farmers demand action to restore ecosystems, compensate for invasive fish
Dion Pecora
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BANGKOK — Farmers and environmental advocates rallied in Bangkok Jan. 13 to demand the government and a private corporation take serious action to address the escalating spread of blackchin tilapia, a highly invasive species of fish, in Thailand’s waterways. Fisheries department surveys have identified blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in 19 provinces surrounding the Gulf of