A hand-caught Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) struggles on the surface after being secured with a rope in the mangrove forest of Khlong Tu Yong in Thepa district of Songkhla province, Thailand.

The rich mangrove ecosystems help secure the livelihood of the local fishing communities of Thepha and its adjacent areas, yet this fragile habitat is now threatened by plans to construct a 2,200 megawatt coal power plant project in Thepha district.