I have often wondered about the state of Thailand fish stocks. Every time I go to the local market I see crates of sea food, including all sizes of squid, all sizes of prawn and countless different types of fresh fish. Where does it all come from? Is it from fish farms or all caught at sea? I can't believe that there is so much available to be caught, but I have never come across a fish farm either.

Fish and prawn farming is big, but squid and a lot of fish has to be wild caught. I don't suppose they take out anything like as much as China, Korea and Japan.

In Phuket I go to Sapan Hin open fish market around 4-5 pm and wait for fishermen to offload daily catch. Fresh and cheaper then anywhere else. Guess seafood sold in supermarket chains is farmed.

Once those fish get caught, there are not too happy about it and get really wild.

Tw is right . Most of the prawns are grown in farms. We have some prawn farms not to far from our house. A lot of the fresh water fish that don't require a lot of aeration are farmed as well. Crabs & Squid need to come from the ocean.(too bad I would raise crabs & Lobster if I had an ocean front plot to farm some!

fresh water fish - farmed

big size prawns/shrimp - 2-4 pc per pound - wild caught, all smaller farmed

lots of ocean fish also farmed (most of tuna, grouper and snapper)

crabs - swimming crabs wild caught, mud crabs/mangrove - farmed