Thailand 



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THAILAND 



Thai Ministry of Agriculture, Department of 

 Fisheries 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Bangkok, Muang Tai (Thailand). 

 Branch fresh-water stations: 



1. Bangkhen Inland Fisheries Experimental Station, 

 Kasetsart University, Bangkhen 



2. Bung Borapet Fisheries Station, Bung Borapet, 

 Nakorn Serwan Province 



3. Chai Nart Fisheries Station, Chai Nart Province 



4. Kwan Payao Fisheries Station, Chiengrai 



5. Nong Harn Fisheries Station, Sakorn Nakorn 



Branch brackish water stations: 



6. Bang Chun Shrimp Fisheries Station, Bang Chun 

 District, Chundhaburi Province 



7. Klong Wan Brackish Water Fish Culture Sta- 

 tion, Prachuab Kirikhan 



8. Patalung Fisheries Station, Patalung 

 Branch marine station: 



9. Ban Phae Fishery Station, Ban Phae, Rayong 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Nai Boon Indrambarya, Director- 

 General. Nai Wit Yorsaengrat, Deputy Director- 

 General. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1926. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Thai Fisheries Gazette (regu- 

 larly published journal) 



Bangkhen Inland Fisheries Experimental Station 



POSTAL address: Kasetsart University, Bangkhen, 

 Bangkok. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Pairoj Sibikorn, Head. 



year founded: 1938. 



scope OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fresh-water 

 fish culture in ponds ; graduate and undergraduate in- 

 struction, training courses. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Bangkhen Canal, 

 a tributary of the Chao Phya River. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



provisions for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for about 

 30 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR research AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library ; identified reference collection of 

 commercial fresh-water fish; skilled shop workman 

 available. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Pond Construction, hatcher- 

 ies management, general fash cultures for fisheries offi- 

 cers, civil ofiicers, and shool teachers. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two technicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Cyprinus carpio, Trichogaster pectoralis, 

 Clarias macrocephalus, C. batrachus, Tilapia mos- 

 sambica, Osphronenuis goramy, Pangasius stitchi 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Production of Tilapia nwssambica in an experimental 



pond (Umbol Pongsuwana) 

 Breeding of Clarias macrocephalus by pituitary gland 



injection (Snith Tongsanga) 

 The combination of Plachon {Ophicephalus striatus) 



and Tilapia (Tilapia niossan/bica) in a pond (Snith 



Tongsanga) 



Bung Borapet Fisheries Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Bung Borapet, Nakorn Serwan Prov- 

 ince. 

 LOCATION: On the Central Plain. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Ariya Sidhimunka, Head. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1929. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on general 

 fisheries biology, with emphasis on the spawning and 

 rearing grounds of Pangasius sp. and other fishes suit- 

 able for culture. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Nan and Chao 



Phya Rivers; large swamp near the Nan River. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 5 visi- 

 tors; living quarters available nearby. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: No library; water supply 

 by pump from the swamp; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Two technicians. 

 important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Catlocarpio siamensis. Pangasius sutchi, P. 

 largnaudii, Leptobarbus hoevenii, Trichogaster pec- 

 toralis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fish population in Bung Borapet Swamp (Ariya 



Sidhimunka) 

 Report on the yield of Claris breeding by natural 



methods (Ariya Sidhimunka and P. Ekuru) 



Chai Nart Fisheries Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Chai Nart Province. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Prasit Ekuru, Head. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1958. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on the biology 



of river fishes. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Chao Phya River. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: No library; small boats 



