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Fall in shark numbers 'worrying'
Post Reporters, Published on 16/02/2023
» A marine ecologist has warned about the sharp drop in the shark population in the waters of Thailand over the past decade.
Yellow-band disease ravaging Thailand's coral reefs
Montira Rungjirajittranon of AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» BAN KO SAMAESAN, Chon Buri: Underneath the calm turquoise waters off eastern Thailand, a rapidly spreading disease is killing corals over vast stretches of the sea floor, and scientists fear it may be getting worse because of climate change.
Yellow-band disease outbreak detected in Sattahip coral reef
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/10/2022
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has found a yellow-band disease outbreak at a coral reef in Sattahip in Chon Buri province.
Stingray caught in Mekong believed world’s largest freshwater fish
The New York TImes, Published on 21/06/2022
» For 17 years, Zeb Hogan, a biologist, has been searching for the world’s largest freshwater fish. On June 13, his team found it — a giant freshwater stingray, or Urogymnus polylepis.
WWF 'saddened' by death of last dolphin in pool near Cambodia
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2022
» The WWF has expressed regret over the death of the last known river dolphin in the transboundary pool in the Mekong between Laos and Cambodia.
Lab-grown seafood on TU menu
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2022
» In the race for alternative proteins, lab-grown seafood could be next on the dinner table.
Sardine, mackerel populations surge in Thai Gulf
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/06/2020
» The Department of Fisheries on Friday reported that the populations of sardines and mackerel in the Gulf of Thailand have increased thanks to its conservation methods.
Group threatens rally over fishing quotas
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/06/2020
» A group of trawler owners yesterday vowed to stage a big rally in Bangkok if the Department of Fisheries is adamant on imposing new fishing quotas, a move to appease the European Union after it called on the kingdom to follow sustainable measures in the seafood industry last year.
EU withdraws ban threat on Thai fisheries after reforms
Agencies, Published on 08/01/2019
» BRUSSELS: The European Union has withdrawn its threat to ban Thai fisheries exports into the bloc after Bangkok pushed through reforms to contain illegal fishing.
Ministry to purchase 680 unlicensed boats for B3bn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/08/2018
» The Fisheries Department will this month begin buying 680 unlicensed fishing boats from fishermen to prevent them from illegally resuming their work and to help relieve adversity caused by new stringent fishing rules.