Freshwater fish reserves proved to be effective conservation tool

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In 1998, people in Na Doi, a quiet village in northwest Thailand, noticed that their fish catches in the nearby Ngao River were declining. The fish they did manage to net were also getting smaller. Together, Na Doi’s 75 households decided to try a radical solution: they would set aside a small stretch of river to be strictly off-limits to fishing. Nearly a quarter-century later, the experiment has paid off.

The project’s shared ownership has created a greater sense of harmony and unity among villagers, and has benefited them individually, psychologically as well, says Nok Wa, 55, a farmer in Na Doi.

“Many times, when people in the village are upset, they go to watch the fish,” he says. “Sometimes the young children ask why we can’t eat those fish, and I tell them, ‘Our stomachs cannot eat those fish, but our eyes can still eat.’”

“These small, community-based reserves can be a really effective management strategy for sustaining their own resources and conserving fish,” says Aaron Koning, a postdoctoral researcher at the Global Water Center at the University of Reno, Nevada, and a National Geographic explorer. “This is some of the first science to show that this approach is really effective in freshwater, and suggests that we should maybe start applying this as a conservation tool.”

Source - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/thai-village-created-tiny-fish-reserve-25-years-ago-today-its-thriving

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55 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

“Many times, when people in the village are upset, they go to watch the fish,” he says. “Sometimes the young children ask why we can’t eat those fish, and I tell them, ‘Our stomachs cannot eat those fish, but our eyes can still eat.’”

Mr puffy finally feels seen 

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BEtkE0vRe8Z/ 

 

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21 hours ago, PlasticWeave said:

Mr puffy finally feels seen 

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BEtkE0vRe8Z/ 

 

Your fish and aquarium are so pretty!  I used to have a freshwater aquarium too (long time ago), but I never heard of this species.

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On 10/20/2021 at 8:42 PM, FfFfFfFF said:

Your fish and aquarium are so pretty!  I used to have a freshwater aquarium too (long time ago), but I never heard of this species.

he's a South American Puffer  It's an old vid though, I don't have the tank anymore