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Thailand reclaims habitat, nurseries through multi-faceted “royal projects”

May 4, 2011
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Thailand reclaims habitat, nurseries through multi-faceted “royal projects”

Nearly 40 years ago, Thailand recognized a problem: many nearshore fisheries habitats were being endangered by destructive fishing practices that destroyed the mangroves. When commercial shrimp farming was introduced in Asian countries to provide an economic opportunity for export, Thai officials realized that farming could further decimate the habitat and the mangrove forests, since...

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