A marine expert at Kasetsart University in Bangkok has voiced concern that global warming would cause the population of clownfish to dwindle greatly.

The former head of Trang's Hat Chao Mai National Park, Manoj Wongsureerat, on Wednesday proposed that a joint committee of representatives from the three southern provinces of Trang, Krabi and Satun and related agencies be set up to study the existing sea grass fields and together tackle the issue of dugongs being swept ashore and dying.