Rare fish threatened by aquariums, says diver

Rare fish and marine species are becoming harder to find in Thai waters, as they are regularly caught by fishermen who later sell them to private aquariums, a Bangkok seminar was told yesterday.

Thaphol Somsakul, a civilian dive instructor with the Navy, said he was monitoring a reported trend among fishermen acting on their own initiative, or who were hired by aquariums to catch rare species. Unlike protected or endangered species, the rare species are not protected by law. The rare species cited by Thaphol are a giant stingray and a fish called ronin… Read Full Article