Inland Fisheries Station

Opening days: Daily

Opening hours: 08.00 - 17.00

 

Inland Fisheries Station 70 Moo 7 Ban Kota, Kamphaeng Sub-district, La-ngu District, Satun Province, located in Kamphaeng Sub-district, La-ngu District, Satun Province, about 2 kilometers from La-ngu District and about 50 kilometers from the city of Satun. It has a total area of ​​33 rai 31 square wa, with a canal flowing through the middle, dividing the station's area into 2 plots, namely, Plot 1, an area of ​​17 rai, located in Village No. 7, Kamphaeng Sub-district, La-ngu District, Satun Province.

 

Which is where various buildings are built such as office buildings, hatcheries, concrete ponds, residences for government officials and workers, etc. Plot 2, area of ​​​​16 rai 31 square wa, located in Village No. 13, La-ngu Sub-district, La-ngu District, Satun Province, which is the construction site of the ecotourism project to conserve land turtles and freshwater turtles of Thailand The Department of Fisheries received the budget to establish the Satun Inland Fisheries Station in 1983.

 

The reason for the establishment at that time was to conserve the turtle species. which is a rare and endangered animal and found only in Khlong La-ngu, Satun Province using the name of the agency Turtle Conservation Station and later renamed of the agency many times, for example, in 1984, it was named Satun Freshwater Animal Conservation Station and later, in addition to conserving species tortoise.

 

Other species of freshwater turtles, such as finned turtles and wavy turtles, are also collected for conservation and study. Breeding. In 1990, the name was changed to the Satun Inland Fisheries Development Center. Due to the production of different types of freshwater fish species increased later in 1997, the Department of Fisheries has restructured and moved the Inland Fisheries Development Center to the Trang Freshwater Research and Development Center. Therefore, the name was changed to the Inland Fisheries Station in Satun Province.

 

Which has produced more lobster breeds, up to the Trang Inland Fisheries Research and Development Center To conserve freshwater turtles and land turtles of Thailand to last forever. and let the general public know the history of as well as public relations to become another ecotourism attraction of Satun Province.

 

How to get there: Satun Inland Fisheries Station 70 Moo 7, Kamphaeng Subdistrict, La-Ngu District, Satun Province 91110 Telephone 074-781299 Fax 074-781872.