Monday, February 28, 2022Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Indicator Light: Evaluating The Performance Of Aquatic Protected Areas

Protected areas don’t come with an indicator light to signal how well they are performing – instead, their success has to be investigated through monitoring and evaluation. Read More…

Wednesday, February 2, 2022Tuesday, July 5, 2022

The Evolution Of Fish Conservation In Sakai Village, Laos

FISHBIO has developed a relationship with the Lao village of Sakai along the Mekong River over the last eight years, and during that time we have witnessed Read More…

Friday, December 18, 2020Thursday, January 7, 2021

Benefits of Community-Managed Freshwater Reserves in Thailand

Protected areas have long been a cornerstone of marine fisheries management, and numerous studies have revealed key insights into how these reserves should be designed to optimize Read More…

Monday, May 25, 2020Friday, June 19, 2020

Exchange Visit in Lao PDR Enhances an FCZ Network

Since 2014, FISHBIO has helped to establish seven Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) at nine villages in northern Lao PDR with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Read More…

Friday, August 16, 2019Friday, August 23, 2019

Remote Fish Conservation Success in Lao PDR

The remote village of Kengmeaw in central Laos may be located hours away from any major city, without access to many resources, but villagers there have still Read More…

Thursday, May 30, 2019Monday, June 17, 2019

New Guidebook for Assessing Freshwater Protected Areas

Setting up a protected area is only the beginning of a long-term conservation effort. An ongoing commitment is needed to ensure that the area is truly protected, Read More…

Tuesday, February 26, 2019Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Status Report on Fish Conservation Zones in Lao PDR

It’s hard to manage what you can’t count. The same is true whether trying to manage a fish population or a group of fish conservation areas. Community Read More…

Wednesday, December 19, 2018Thursday, December 20, 2018

Building motivation to succeed in fish conservation

[caption id="attachment_3500" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Committed community members patrol the fish refuge at night to protect it from illegal fishing. (Fani Llaurado/WorldFish)[/caption] A year ago this December, almost Read More…

Wednesday, November 21, 2018Thursday, November 29, 2018

Sharing Fish Conservation Experiences in Lao PDR

For the last five years, FISHBIO has been working with communities in northern Laos to establish and manage Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) in the Mekong River, which Read More…

Friday, June 1, 2018Monday, June 25, 2018

Fish Conservation and World Fish Migration Day

Migratory fish, and the rivers they live and travel in, are a key focus of the work that FISHBIO does in Lao PDR. For the past several Read More…