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Just 17 Irrawaddy dolphins remain in Songkhla Lake
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» PHATTHALUNG: The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in Songkhla Lake has dropped to just 17, prompting the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to accelerate efforts to save the species and restore the lake's fragile ecosystem.
Premier promises to splash out in South
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/02/2025
» The government will develop the South to its fullest potential, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during her visit to Phatthalung and Songkhla on Monday.
Amended decree 'won't hurt seafood exports to US'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2025
» The Department of Fisheries has moved to allay fears that the recent amendment to Section 66 of a Fisheries Executive Decree may disrupt seafood exports to the United States amid concerns Washington could ban Thai seafood caught using fishing gear that is dangerous to some marine mammals.
Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia
AFP, Published on 14/12/2024
» PHNOM PENH — Conservationists in Cambodia on Friday celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat loss and plastic waste.
MoUs seek to ease ecology fears over Songkhla Lake
Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2023
» A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed among state agencies in an effort to protect the environment and ecology with regard to the planned construction of a bridge crossing Songkhla Lake which begins next year.
More help for at-risk marine species
Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2023
» Researchers are looking into the potential returns from certifying Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Trat, Trang and Pattani provinces as a means to make money to help endangered marine species.
Cambodian leader U-turns on rare dolphin conservation law
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities.
Cambodia records 1st rare Mekong River dolphin death in 2023
Published on 22/03/2023
» PHNOM PENH: A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen's illegal gillnets in northeast Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a statement on Wednesday.
Battle to save Cambodia's river dolphins from extinction
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» KRATIE, Cambodia: Bulging grey heads break the turbid waters of the Mekong River in Cambodia as a pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins surfaces to breathe, drawing excited murmurs from tourists watching from nearby boats.
Rare dolphins spotted frolicking in the Bang Pakong River
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/01/2023
» Three rare dolphins have been spotted in Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao province, alerting the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to send a team to monitor their safety.