Fishermen will classify mackerel as 2 types, such as short mackerel and long mackerel. Short mackerel or mackerel of Maekhong, which resembles a triangle, short, flat soft and time pressing down to the mackerel meat,mackerel meat is restoration will down along with pressure. Mackerel is trunk silver or black and green eye. Mackerel meat are sweet and delicious. And long mackerel is many name, such as Grouper and Arowana which the same type, body mackerel is a large size. Long mackerel meat are tasteless and rough.
Thai food from maxkerel. (Pla Thu = Mackerel)
1. Choo Chee Pla Thu Sod.
2. Nam Pek Pla Thu.
3. Pla Thu Za Tie.
4. Tod Man Pla Thu.
5. Pla Thu Chup Pang Tod.
6. Tom Yam Pla Thu.
Conservation
1. Closing gulf aquaculture during the spawn.
2. Crusade fishermen catch mackerel using the tools correctly.