Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of the highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said on 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.

Thailand nets 1.3 million kilos of invasive tilapia. (2024, September 4). The Manila Times, p. B6.