Thailand Battles Alien Tilapia Fish
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•Thailand wages war against invasive blackchin tilapia
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Blackchin tilapia has been described as the 'most invasive species' to ever hit Thailand .
It has spread through 17 provinces, threatening to cost the economy at least $293m.
Authorities are battling a species which reproduces at speed: females are able to produce 500 fingerlings at a time.
They are also developing genetically-modified fish that would produce sterile offspring.
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