Thailand’s troubled waters

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Thailand is one of the world’s largest fish and seafood industries, and was once the world’s third largest exporter of seafood. But it means something more to the people of this country. It is inseparable from Thai culture. Fishing is a way of life.

But the river has become unpredictable. It does not follow the seasons. Fish get lost, and so do the fishers. How long will their and their people’s livelihoods last? Knowledge about the river and its fish have become incompatible with this changing environment.

We traveled around the country, from the north to the south, from rivers, to lakes, to the oceans, to try to understand the problems Thailand’s fishing industry is facing.

For more:

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-11-05/Thailand-s-troubled-waters-1eHNst5Dwas/index.html

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This story is an English language news item from CGTN. CGTN is a Chinese state-funded broadcaster.

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