Five supermarkets remove parrotfish from shelves: Thailand

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MARINE LIFE
Five supermarkets remove parrotfish from shelves
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Environmentalists are overjoyed after their campaign proved successful and five major supermarkets agreed to remove parrotfish from their selves.

The " Reef Guardian Thailand" group, whose campaign www.change.org/saveparrotfish received 23,000 signatures from supporters, are now planning to push for the sustainable management of fisheries to become part of national agenda, ecology academic Petch Manopawitr said.

In his capacity as the group's adviser, Petch thanked people for their support, which prompted this fast change. He said that Tesco Lotus, Makro and Tops Supermarket responded to the campaign in July, while the Mall Group and Villa Supermarket also stopped selling parrotfish last week.

"For people who have been working in marine conservation for a long time, this is the first time in years to create an immediate change without help from state-issued measures. This is regarded as society's expression of their will and the first sign of success to raise awareness of city people and malls about impacts of careless consumption. In ecology, all things are linked so the city people's consumption would severely affected the sea," he added.

The group will continue raising awareness among fishermen, tourists and state agencies for conservation of parrot-fish, sharks and other species that are key to ecosystem balance, he said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Five-supermarkets-remove-parrotfish-from-shelves-30240421.html

 

[thenation]2014-08-07[/thenation]

[Greer]

Well done!

More needs to be done to promote awareness of such campaigns as well as the reason for their existence.

 

To be honest, I had never heard that parrot fish were endangered, so I am glad that this was identified and that the companies have responded in this way.

 

Congratulations to their management for making an environmentally responsible decision.

[Cloggie]

      

[Travel Dude]

Happy to hear that these supermarkets are sensitive. How about BIG C ?

[maswov]

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 

I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

[jpeg]

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 

I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

 

Why don't you just bloody look it up. Hint: GOOGLE 

[Mrjlh]

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 

I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

You might try educating yourself.  Read here:

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/02/to-save-coral-reefs-start-with-parrotfish/

[maswov]

 

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 

I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

 

Why don't you just bloody look it up. Hint: GOOGLE 

 

 

I did and all I could find was an environmental group that says it is bad and they started a petition.  No reference to the data was given.

[Benmart]

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 
I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

You might try educating yourself.  Read here:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/02/to-save-coral-reefs-start-with-parrotfish/

Not a nice way to answer.

[mojorison]

Parrot fish give good head. Hence their popularity with the Asians... other than that they are just an average table fish. That one in the picture is not the common variety. The Thai species has a much more defined bump, and not such a luxurious tail... (the one pictured looks more like an aquarium variety.)

[deecee10]

Polygon?

[BlackJack]

Cherrys in Patts still serves it in a delicious breadcrumb and capers

 

 

mmmmmmm

[winstonc]

Well done!

More needs to be done to promote awareness of such campaigns as well as the reason for their existence.

 

To be honest, I had never heard that parrot fish were endangered, so I am glad that this was identified and that the companies have responded in this way.

 

Congratulations to their management for making an environmentally responsible decision.

these companies only agreed...because who wants bad press....please dont think..they are whiter than white..no offence

[AGareth2]

cute fish

saw it in Makro

[SOMeTOM]

I was just wondering if there is currently any petition or environmentalist group against the french's baguette and the red beans too.
They stopped having them on the shelf years ago in my area.

Does the parrot's fish repeat the words you say to him?

[Maroon Watcher]

Thailand

Education needed

[NeilSA1]

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 

I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

 

Parrotfish "scrape algae and other plant matter from the surface of the coral. This maintains the health of the reef by keeping algae in check, which could otherwise overwhelm the delicate reef ecosystem".

BTW - " An unusual feature of parrotfishes is that they are able to change sex, with females becoming fully functional males .... If the male should die, the most dominant female will become the dominant male, her ovaries becoming functional male testes".

[belg]

yeah, more vietnamese fish to be imported

 

we all know how clean the mekong is

 

and what the USA spread during the vietnam war, is in the grounds, water for decades !

[SOMeTOM]

with females becoming fully functional males .... If the male should die, the most dominant female will become the dominant male, ".

Boooo, western's women have been able to do that for ages now, without even the need for the males to die...

[maswov]

 

 

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 
I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

You might try educating yourself.  Read here:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/02/to-save-coral-reefs-start-with-parrotfish/

Not a nice way to answer.

 

 

Not nice to imply someone is uneducated

 

[maswov]

 

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 

I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

 

Parrotfish "scrape algae and other plant matter from the surface of the coral. This maintains the health of the reef by keeping algae in check, which could otherwise overwhelm the delicate reef ecosystem".

BTW - " An unusual feature of parrotfishes is that they are able to change sex, with females becoming fully functional males .... If the male should die, the most dominant female will become the dominant male, her ovaries becoming functional male testes".

 

 

Everything has its place in the ecosystem.  There is no problem with hunting parrotfish especially here in Thailand, I haven't seen a great demand for the fish.  Parrotfish is probably the most eaten fish in Guam yet the reefs there are healthy with the exception of the inexperienced divers taking their toll.  

[wolf5370]

 

 

 

Boooo!  Parrotfish is so good, makes great sweet and sour, keleguin, or just simply fried. 
I am curious to see what their data is as to how fishing parrotfish is harmful to the ecosystem.

You might try educating yourself.  Read here:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/07/02/to-save-coral-reefs-start-with-parrotfish/

Not a nice way to answer.

 

 

Not nice to imply someone is uneducated

 

 

He meant "educate yourself on the subject", not educate yourself generally - obvious from the context. You admitted your ignorance of the subject in your post, he supplied you with a link, as you were "curious". Looks like he was being helpful, and you were being touchy.

[metisdead]

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[Chicog]

Everything has its place in the ecosystem.  There is no problem with hunting parrotfish especially here in Thailand, I haven't seen a great demand for the fish.  Parrotfish is probably the most eaten fish in Guam yet the reefs there are healthy with the exception of the inexperienced divers taking their toll.  

 

 

Guam, yes. Completely relevant to Thailand.

 

[dogleg]

Everything has its place in the ecosystem.  There is no problem with hunting parrotfish especially here in Thailand, I haven't seen a great demand for the fish.  Parrotfish is probably the most eaten fish in Guam yet the reefs there are healthy with the exception of the inexperienced divers taking their toll.

 
Guam, yes. Completely relevant to Thailand.
 

Don't know about Guam, but It is a rarity now to see parrot fish here in the northern Gulf. Compared to 10 years ago. They are fished almost to extinction.

[NeilSA1]

 

 

 

BTW - " An unusual feature of parrotfishes is that they are able to change sex, with females becoming fully functional males .... If the male should die, the most dominant female will become the dominant male, her ovaries becoming functional male testes".

 

 

Just wondering - is that where the expression "go ph..k yourself" originated from?

[Oziex1]

Apologies, last fish I bought from Rawai fish market was a Parrot fish. 

[Mrjlh]

In reply to the previous posts....

 

That is "exactly" what I meant...the "subject" not the "person". Again, think skin prevails or English not being the native language.  The Internet is a powerful learning tool but only if ones takes the time to explore it. Unfortunately, there are still too many "myths" and bad information out there. So one needs to be able to sort the difference.  What was learned about the "Parrot Fish" only surfaced a few years ago by a class science project by a 9 year girl but now i can't find that article.  Such is the Internet.

[The stuttering parrot]

Sorry double post Edited August 8, 2014 by The stuttering parrot

[The stuttering parrot]

The stuttering parrot is hhhhhhhhaaaapy fffffor the parrot fishies!

And now for the banning of shark fins!