Thailands battle against invasive alien blackchin tilapia

Thailands battle against invasive alien blackchin tilapia

Source: yahoo

9/1/2024

Thailands battle against invasive alien blackchin tilapia

Credit: Malay Mail

Thailand is facing a serious ecological crisis as the blackchin tilapia, a highly invasive fish species from West Africa, spreads rapidly through its waterways.

Despite numerous efforts to control its population, the fish continues to wreak havoc on the environment and economy, and has impacted 17 provinces in the country, according to a BBC report published today.

A parliamentary investigation is being conducted to determine the cause and identify those responsible, with Bangkok MP Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat stating, “We will not pass a devastated ecosystem to the next generation.”

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