Thailand nets 1.3 million kilos of invasive tilapia

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 04, 2024 12:12 am

BANGKOK — Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of the highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said on Tuesday, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species.

Shoals of blackchin tilapia, which can produce up to 500 young at a time, have been found in 19 Thai provinces, damaging ecosystems in rivers, swamps and canals by preying on small fish, shrimp and snail larvae.

INVASIVE SPECIES Blackchin tilapia fish are seen in a basket after being caught in a canal in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on July 15, 2024. AFP FILE PHOTO

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