Workers unload 10 tonnes of shrimp to be sorted out and exported from a shrimp farm located near the river. People of Pak Phanang river basin oppose Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand's (EGAT) plans to build a coal-fired power plant in the area. The community, which lies in Nakon Sri Thammarat province, relies on rich but fragile natural resources, which are threatened by the proposed plant. The province is one of the country's major food producers. Nearshore fishing, shrimp farming, bird nest collecting, and rice farming are the main source of livelihood of thousands of people in the province.