We talked briefly yesterday on another thread about the damage these can do to the environment:
prcscct wrote:
pitsch wrote:
prcscct wrote:PS: What are all those buildings north-south-west of Khao Daeng? Looks like a huge housing/condo development, military base or something.
These are not buildings, but ponds of shrimp farms. A pity, that the nice landscape is destroyed by this farms inside the Sam Roi Yod national park!
Thanks. I couldn't zoom in close enough to tell. You're right, they do poison the soil over time and need to be left drained and dry for quite awhile for things to recover. I'm familiar with an area near Chachengsao which has been 'recovering' for a few years now. It looks like barren wasteland. Pete
Below is a PDF which explains the problem in more detail. Although dated, it gives the facts.
Reading elsewhere, it seems farmers are now pulling away from this destructive practice, at least as it pertains to existing coastal mangrove areas.
We also talked about the dangers of eating shellfish on yet another thread. I wouldn't rule out farm raised shrimp on that list given all of the antibiotics they seem to ingest. Pete
Won't be long and only the rich will be able to eat wild fish although here in BC Canada we can get wild pink salmon at $2.50/kg in season, that's about 75 baht/kg.
johnnyk wrote:Won't be long and only the rich will be able to eat wild fish although here in BC Canada we can get wild pink salmon at $2.50/kg in season, that's about 75 baht/kg.
Cheapest I've seen here in Southern California is $10.99/lb and that's rare.
Used to have decent prices when I lived in Maine on wild Atlantic salmon.
Pete
