PTTEP wins Communitas Award 2021 for Crab Hatchery Learning Center Project

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) received Communitas Award 2021 from USA as an enterprise with Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility. The award was granted under the Ethical and Environmental Responsibility category for Crab Hatchery Learning Center Project. This project aims to restore marine resources and promote sustainable income generation for local fisheries in Songkhla province. PTTEP is the only company in Thailand and one of four companies in Asia to have won the award this year.

Crab Hatchery Learning Center Project is a collaborative effort among PTTEP, government agencies and local communities since 2013. Currently, there are 5 centers in the provinces of Songkhla, Pattani and Nakhon Si Thammarat. At least five billion crabs have been incubated and released into the sea and have helped local fishermen earn an average of 60,000 baht per household per year. In addition, the project will be expanded efforts to Aquatic Animal Hatchery Learning Center Project. The goal is to establish more learning centers, covering all 17 provinces around the Gulf of Thailand within 2025.

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