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Rayong fishermen blame fish kill on July oil spill
Officials at Mae Rampung
Beach in Rayong are blaming the recent oil spill for the mass fish die-off
in the area.
Patcharapol Panrak
A mass fish die-off at Mae Rampung Beach has incited worries in
Rayong that last month’s Maptaput-area oil spill may be dong more damage
than feared.
Rayong Gov. Wichit Chatpaisit inspected the scene of the fish kill Aug. 16
with local government officials and Jaturas Iemwornirand, president of the
Small Fishermen’s Association.
Amporn Yukhrob, owner of the nearby Sampheenong restaurant, reported a “red
tide” came in, washing dead fish onto the shore along two kilometers of
beachfront. Among the dead were ponyfish and cuttlefish, which feed on
plankton and shrimp.
Jaturas blamed PTT Global Chemical Co. - the company responsible for the
July 27 spill that blackened beaches of Koh Samet with oil - for the
die-off, although there was only anecdotal evidence to support his claim. He
demanded an investigation to determine if the oil spill and chemicals used
to disperse it were responsible for the dead fish.
Wichit said the fish will be tested for petroleum and chemical contamination
and results will be available in about a week. He noted, however, that Mae
Rampung was far from the spill zone and should not have been affected.
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