Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said 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. As well as the ecological impact, the government is worried about the effect on the kingdom's crucial fish-farming industry. Fishing authorities caught 1 332 000 kilograms (1332 tonnes) of blackchin tilapia between February and August 28,…

A 22-day government ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting hilsa fish will begin from October 13 to save mother hilsa during peak breeding season.

PHILIPPINES: Sardines, also called “tamban,” catch at the San Bernardino Strait in Northern Samar in ṭḥe Philippines has been decreasing since 2013. Martha Cadano, the manager of the only sardine processor in Northern Samar, said the trend poses a challenge to the future of their business, Ken Matthew Sardines, which has 50 workers to sustain and only 500 bottles to produce. The San Bernardino Strait connects the Samar Sea with the Philippine Sea, separating the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon from Samar Island. It is also under Fisheries Management Area 7 (FMA) le d by the Bicol region. Other areas comprising…

Chilean salmon and trout farmer Salmones Antártica has submitted four projects to the government’s Environmental Assessment Service to relocate part of its operations in the Aysén Region. Each project involves an investment of USD 4.5 million (EUR 4.4 million), bringing total investment to USD 18 million (EUR 17.6 million). Salmones Antártica, established in 1982, is owned by Nippon Suisan America Latina, which in turn is part of the Japanese holding Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui). It has operations on Chiloe Island and in Puerto Aysen, Chile. Relocating and merging operations is an issue that Chile’s entire USD 5 billion (EUR 4.9…