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Phayao Inland Fisheries Research and Development Center was
called “Kwan Phayao Aquatic Animal Husbandry Station 2” in the
past. It was built around 1939-1941.
Situated on 1
PhahonYothin Road, on the milestone Km. 734-735, Wiang
Sub-district, Muang District, Phayao Province, Phayao Inland
Fisheries Research and Development Center is divided into two
main parts.
In the first part, situated many buildings,
including “The office Buildings”, next to it is “The Floodgates”
and followed by “The Kwan Phayao Palace”. The palace consists of
3 villas. The first villa belongs to
SomdejPhraSrinagarindraBoromarajajonani, the second villa, which
was built in 1971, belongs to Princess GalyaniVahana of
Naradhiwas, and the last villa, which was built in 1983, also
belongs to SomdejPhraSrinagarindraBoromarajajonani.
Next
to the Royal Residence, a very interesting aquarium, which
exhibits a variety of beautiful and rare species of fish, is
located. The local fishing equipments are also shown here for
visitors or anyone who is interested to study. However, the
highlight of the aquarium is the demonstration of the breeding
process of the Mekong giant catfish. The Mekong giant catfish is
the biggest freshwater fish without scales in the world. A fully
grown one is 3 metres long with a weight of 250 kilograms.Phayao
Inland Fisheries Research and Development Center is the first
place in the world to successfully breed and raise the Mekong
giant catfish in soil ponds in A.D. 2001. They were able to
breed over hundreds of thousands Mekong giant catfish that time.
The next place situated in the first parts of the center is
“The wastewater treatment systems and floodgates”. And the last
one is “The Learning Center of King Bhumibol’s Philosophy of
Economy Sufficiency”. Many activities, for example, a
demonstration of how to breed and raise aquatic animal such as
ornamental fish, are held in this area for visitors and those
who are interested to experience and study as a guideline for
their career in the future.
The second part of the center
comprises “The Laboratory Building”, “The Squash Hatchery” and
“The soil ponds”. They were all constructed under the Large
Freshwater Fishery Project, with a total budget of around 185
million Baht. The construction started in 1991, and finished on
January 10, 1993.
The Phayao Inland Fisheries Research and Development Center
is open daily from 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. For Further
information, please contact Tel. 05-443-1251 or
http://www.fisheries.go.th/if-phayao/web2 |
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