Friday, December 2, 2011

Thai fish-farmers demand compensation

Fish farmers in the Narathiwat province of Thailand, are demanding state assistance after tens of thousands of fish raised in floating baskets, died after sluice gates were opened to drain floodwater through the canal they use. One of the affected fish farmers in Khlong Khok Khian, said on Thursday "that the opening of Bang Nara dam's sluice gate in the upper part of the Bang Nara River to drain floodwater had caused a rapid spoiling of the water downstream, where over 1,000 households raise fish mostly economic species such as pla khapong (seabass) and pla khao (grouper). Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers.
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