Thai Fishermen Break Ranks, Vow to Resume Hunt of Endangered Mekong Catfish; 'We Need to Make A Living'

Thai Fishermen Break Ranks, Vow to Resume Hunt of Endangered Mekong Catfish; 'We Need to Make A Living'

By Theerawat Khamthita

Source: underwatertimes

3/4/2006

Two fishermen who joined in a landmark promise to help preserve the endangered giant catfish in the Mekong river and not catch them any more have returned to the hunt. ''We need to make a living,'' said Ban Hat Krai fisherman Pisit Wanatam, 40, in Chiang Khong district.

Mr Pisit and his friend resumed hunting the giant catfish, orpla buek, early this week.

Last month, a group of 68 local fishermen made a promise to then-senator Thaunjai Deetes, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Wildlife Fund Thailand (WFT) to stop catching giant catfish.

The fishermen put their seine nets, worth about 20,000 baht each, on sale to symbolise the end of pla buek hunting, which has provided a staple livelihood for Mekong villagers for decades.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
176	Thailand waters invaded by alien fish from Africa	wionews	2024-07-14	TN
177	New England fishermen sentenced in complex herring fraud case	The Associated Press	2024-07-15	US
178	7-year-old reels in record-breaking catfish at Mississippi lake	supertalk	2024-07-15	US
179	Upstate NY fisherman breaks record for species considered a living dinosaur	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle	2024-07-15	US
180	Return of Kiwi super-trawler sparks concerns for orange roughy population	Pulse Tasmania	2024-07-17	AU
181	Mild winter trims ice fishing pressure on Lake of the Woods	echopress	2024-08-02	US
182	How Yemenis catch fish with scrap reefs using plastic and tires	interestingengineering	2024-07-19	YE
183	Largemouth bass now known as Florida bass	Fox News	2024-07-19	US
184	How fly-fishing helped this woman overcome lifes toughest challenges	CBC News	2024-07-21	CA
185	Dozens show up to eat notorious deep water fish caught off Outer Banks	newsobserver	2024-07-18	US
186	Researchers find dozens of microplastics in Lake Ontario fish caught near Toronto	thestar	2024-07-17	CA
187	In the cod collapses wake, redfish rise	national observer	2024-08-01	CA
188	US Promises $240 Million to Improve Fish Hatcheries	Associated Press	2024-07-25	US
189	Why small tilapia have a big future in African aquaculture	thefishsite	2024-07-31	RW
190	Angler arrested after catching 14 oversized fish	Fox News	2024-07-30	US
191	Learn to fish with these fishing essentials	Fox News	2024-08-01	US
192	Rio Grande fish dodge endangered list but could still lose third of population	The Colorado Sun	2024-07-08	US
193	Global migratory freshwater fish populations plummet by 81%	mongabay	2024-07-08	US
194	Dead fish at Lake San Antonio doesnt deter weekend crowds	ksbw	2024-07-08	US
195	White sturgeon fish moves closer to endangered status	Bay City News Service	2024-07-09	US
196	Nebraska fisherman reels in new fish species in state: Bright orange with turquoise	Fox News	2024-07-27	US
197	Predatory snakehead fish should not be released back into South Carolina waters	Fox News	2024-07-20	US
198	Fishing for Catfish in Georgia	einnews	2024-07-22	US
199	100% Fish movement gathering momentum, with projects underway in Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific	seafood source	2024-07-22	CA
200	U.S. fisheries could be devastated by Supreme Courts ending the Chevron doctrine	tampabay	2024-07-11	US