Thai netizens in uproar over "brazen farang" who posted TikTok video of himself catching parrot fish

[webfact]

Sanook Thai Caption: #farangjapplanokkaew - #farangcatchingparrotfish

 

Thai media Sanook said that Twitter users were calling for the arrest of a foreign man who posted what they called a "brazen video" of himself catching fish in the sea in Thailand.

 

The hashtag #farangjapplanokkaew (caucasian man catching parrot fish) was trending at number one in Thailand.

 

He'd posted a TikTok video. In his right hand hand the media said he had a moray eel. In his left several parrot fish. 

 

Netizens said he intended to catch such fish as he had a whole bunch of them. It was no accident, they claimed.

 

Twitter users wanted to know if the boat captain had advised him about what he could and couldn't do while others said he should be aware himself. 

 

Many wanted the foreigner's arrest.

 

Many said that parrot fish were an important part of the marine ecosystem especially in their ability to help coral propagate. 

 

Sanook noted that parrotfish are not a protected species but it is illegal to fish in national marine parks and take away or hurt animals there.

 

The clip was removed by the foreigner at 6 pm. 

 

ASEAN NOW notes that the background to the pictures suggests it may have occurred in Krabi, southern Thailand. 

 

Some years ago a Hungarian man who was deported and an Italian got into terrible trouble after filming themselves playing with sea slugs underwater off Koh Phangan.

 

Over the years environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa has reacted swiftly and decisively in such cases. 

 

Watch this space. 

 

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[Iamfalang]

Of course NO shirt.  I'm absolutely amazed no tattoos.  

 

Farangs will always disrespect this country, break the laws, do everything bad..........

 

So far, it hasn't affected my experience (except when COVID was a thing and every falang should be given 100 meters of space and shameful looks!!! lol).

 

Trending Number One in Thailand.......

 

Oh, look...........BAD BAD Falang!!!!      Everyone must watch.

 

We are doomed my fellow falang...................doomed!@!@!!!!

 

 

[Orinoco]

Oh the outrage !!!!!!!!!!

Thais do this all day long. big deal

 

Ps Silly sod putting it on the internet. ha ha.  You bad Falang.

 

 

 

[smedly]

Mountain B not worthy of an uproar - what a Strange country Thailand is

[ThomasThBKK]

What a load of ...

 

 

There's lobster and fish farms all over krabi in the middle of the ocean selling all this stuff to restaurants...

 

As if he fished these himself even...

[AhFarangJa]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

Many wanted the foreigner's arrest.

I have an idea for the irate Netizens to ponder over. Why not arrest the Thai captain, and all his crew for allowing it to happen in the first place. If there is a law being broken, then they would be more knowledgeable than the Foreigner, therefore more culpable. 

[2baht]

Anything to have a winge about! .............. Zenophobes!

[falang07]

32 minutes ago, Iamfalang said:

Of course NO shirt.  I'm absolutely amazed no tattoos.  

 

Farangs will always disrespect this country, break the laws, do everything bad..........

 

 

OMG, he has NO shirt when on a boat and/or swimming, we are all doomed now. 

[Photoguy21]

I assume they understand that Parrot fish decimate coral reefs. Not that I agree with him catching all of the ones he shows in the photo but just thought I would add that fishy fact.

[Boomer6969]

41 minutes ago, Iamfalang said:

Of course NO shirt.  I'm absolutely amazed no tattoos.  

 

Hate tattoos, but I dont look too bad for a 70 years old.

[Dmaxdan]

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

Many said that parrot fish were an important part of the marine ecosystem especially in their ability to help coral propagate.

I never knew so many Thais were interested in marine biology. 

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

I never knew so many Thais were interested in marine biology. 

There's probably a lot you don't know about Thailand.

[jonclark]

Man goes fishing and catches fish.....why is this news????

 

I assume these netizins in "uproar" are fully aware and literate about the  role the Thai fishing industry has played in IUU (Illegal, Unregulated Unreported) fishing over the past years in Thailand waters which has decimated local fish stocks. I applaud their uproar and concern for Marine life. Maybe they could direct their rage at the local fishing industry which is cause significantly more damage than a single person fishing with presumably a rod and line. 

 

[BonMot]

This is positively stupid. I've seen Parrotfish in --- - supermarket and it was labeled as such.

 

There's worse meat but its not great. Should get nice fillets though.

[BonMot]

12 minutes ago, jonclark said:

Man goes fishing and catches fish.....why is this news????

 

I assume these netizins in "uproar" are fully aware and literate about the  role the Thai fishing industry has played in IUU (Illegal, Unregulated Unreported) fishing over the past years in Thailand waters which has decimated local fish stocks. I applaud their uproar and concern for Marine life. Maybe they could direct their rage at the local fishing industry which is cause significantly more damage than a single person fishing with presumably a rod and line. 

 

The issue is that they are reef fish.

 

Years ago i was on a snorkel boat with a woman that happened to work for the Fisheries Dept. I remarked that the qty of fish traps in the NP was ridiculous and she ought to sort it out. She laughed and said ... I don't want to die.

[ozimoron]

11 minutes ago, jonclark said:

Man goes fishing and catches fish.....why is this news????

 

I assume these netizins in "uproar" are fully aware and literate about the  role the Thai fishing industry has played in IUU (Illegal, Unregulated Unreported) fishing over the past years in Thailand waters which has decimated local fish stocks. I applaud their uproar and concern for Marine life. Maybe they could direct their rage at the local fishing industry which is cause significantly more damage than a single person fishing with presumably a rod and line. 

 

and ignore this? They can walk and chew gum at the same time.

 

There's a long record of foreigners trashing Thai reefs and disregarding the laws in nature parks.

[roo860]

24 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

I never knew so many Thais were interested in marine biology. 

They're not, unless it's edible!

[The Hammer2021]

1 hour ago, Iamfalang said:

Of course NO shirt.  I'm absolutely amazed no tattoos.  

 

Farangs will always disrespect this country, break the laws, do everything bad..........

 

So far, it hasn't affected my experience (except when COVID was a thing and every falang should be given 100 meters of space and shameful looks!!! lol).

 

Trending Number One in Thailand.......

 

Oh, look...........BAD BAD Falang!!!!      Everyone must watch.

 

We are doomed my fellow falang...................doomed!@!@!!!!

 

 

He looks Russian  to me but wherever  he's from ..KICK THE BEAST OUT!

[The Hammer2021]

Just now, roo860 said:

They're not, unless it's edible!

They are interested in preserving their environment. Thailand  has a middle class intelligentsia and many extremely  active  environmental groups.

[gearbox]

https://thailand.postsen.com/live-style/34002/Jagged-Foreign-tourists-show-off-Caught-a-bunch-of-parrotfish-in-Phi-Phi-Island-ignoring-Thai-law.html

 

Looks like the fishing was done around Phi Phi, which AFAIK is a national park. Fishing is prohibited there. Otherwise the parrot fish is not protected and is quite common in the reefs, I vaguely remember being sold at Sydney's fish markets(rarely). Not a protected specie in Australia.

[The Hammer2021]

1 hour ago, Orinoco said:

Oh the outrage !!!!!!!!!!

Thais do this all day long. big deal

 

Ps Silly sod putting it on the internet. ha ha.  You bad Falang.

 

 

 

A stupid,  insensitive  foreigner, possibly hunting illegal angers me not just Thais. The photo is revolting. A quite unacceptable,  unnecessary  large catch.

[The Hammer2021]

2 minutes ago, gearbox said:

https://thailand.postsen.com/live-style/34002/Jagged-Foreign-tourists-show-off-Caught-a-bunch-of-parrotfish-in-Phi-Phi-Island-ignoring-Thai-law.html

 

Looks like the fishing was done around Phi Phi, which AFAIK is a national park. Fishing is prohibited there. Otherwise the parrot fish is not protected and is quite common in the reefs, I vaguely remember being sold at Sydney's fish markets(rarely). Not a protected specie in Australia.

Pity it's not protected it would be great to  make an example  of the muscle bound bully.

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, gearbox said:

https://thailand.postsen.com/live-style/34002/Jagged-Foreign-tourists-show-off-Caught-a-bunch-of-parrotfish-in-Phi-Phi-Island-ignoring-Thai-law.html

 

Looks like the fishing was done around Phi Phi, which AFAIK is a national park. Fishing is prohibited there. Otherwise the parrot fish is not protected and is quite common in the reefs, I vaguely remember being sold at Sydney's fish markets(rarely). Not a protected specie in Australia.

Could be Vietnam also

[gearbox]

3 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Pity it's not protected it would be great to  make an example  of the muscle bound bully.

Fishing is not allowed in the marine parks, in theory all species are protected. So if it happened in the protected area he can be prosecuted.

 

Otherwise not uncommon to see photos even with bigger catches:

 

https://spearfishing.com.au/blogs/news/species-id-parrotfish

[SuwadeeS]

They act like this then all the foreigners should in there home countries start to hunt on any little unlawful behavior for Thais.

 

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, Photoguy21 said:

I assume they understand that Parrot fish decimate coral reefs. Not that I agree with him catching all of the ones he shows in the photo but just thought I would add that fishy fact.

Errr what ?

 

Parrot Fish eat the algae off coral and in-turn the coral thrives.

[Photoguy21]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Errr what ?

 

Parrot Fish eat the algae off coral and in-turn the coral thrives.

And bits of the coral

[BostonRob2]

1 hour ago, Photoguy21 said:

I assume they understand that Parrot fish decimate coral reefs. Not that I agree with him catching all of the ones he shows in the photo but just thought I would add that fishy fact.

Online info:

 

Are parrotfish bad for coral?

The balance of evidence to date finds strong support for the herbivory role of parrotfishes in facilitating coral recruitment, growth, and fecundity. In contrast, no net deleterious effects of corallivory have been reported for reef corals.

 

Rooster

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

And bits of the coral

They poop out the beautiful white sands the beaches have....

 

https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/animals-we-protect/parrotfish/

Parrotfish are colorful, tropical creatures that spend about 90% of their day eating algae off coral reefs. This almost-constant eating performs the essential task of cleaning the reefs which helps the corals stay healthy and thriving. 

The parrotfishes’ digestive system, which includes more teeth inside their throats, breaks down coral bits into the white sands that make South Pacific beaches famous. Known as bioerosion, this process helps control algae populations and create new surfaces for baby corals to attach to and grow. But just how much sand can a parrotfish produce? Surely it can’t be enough to really make whole beaches? Think again. Scientists estimate that a single Chlorurus gibbus parrotfish can poop out more than 2,000 pounds of sand each year!

[Baron Samedi]

2 hours ago, Iamfalang said:

Farangs will always disrespect this country, break the laws, do everything bad..........

As long as they don't do it as much as Thai people themselves, we're good ????