Article: NEB set to ban farming of black-tiger prawns, NATION

PENNAPA HONGTHONG
The Nation (Thailand)
06-04-1998
THE National Environment Board Wednesday resolved to ban farming of
black-tiger prawns in fresh water areas, Deputy Science Minister Pornthep
Tejapaibul said.

About 870 farmers who have invested in the in-land black-tiger prawn
farms would be given a grace period of four months before being asked to
halt the business, Pornthep said.

He said the NEB would soon submit a request to Prime Minister Chuan
Leekpai to invoke the 1992 Environment Act and issue an order to ban in-
land black-tiger prawn farming.

A Fishery Department survey has found that 872 farmers had dug ponds
in land over 10,000 rai to farm black-tiger prawns. They had ...

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