A Mekong River Giant: The Mottled Eel
Of all the river basins in the world, the Mekong is home to third highest number of freshwater megafauna species. One of these freshwater Read More…
Rearing Endangered Juvenile Fish in Cambodia
The Wonders of the Mekong team, along with project partners Inland fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI) and Department of Read More…
Discovering Fish Distributions of Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap Lake is unique in its status as Southeast Asia’s largest natural inland lake and largest wetland area. This biodiverse water Read More…
How do Fishers Feel About the Shift to Community Fisheries…
Approaches to resource management aren’t “one size fits all,” especially when taking into account the diverse environmental, social, Read More…
Infographics: Fish Life Cycles in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap
This series of infographics about the life cycles of fish in the Tonle Sap Lake and Mekong River of Cambodia were produced by Chhut Chheana for Read More…
Catch, Raising and Release of Mekong Megafish
by Seila Chea
Dr. Zeb Hogan, who leads USAID’s “Wonders of the Mekong” project, says, “Giant fish are flagship species that Read More…
Experience Cambodia’s popular Fishing for Fun Day!
This annual event at a small Cambodian lake in Tboung Khmum Province attracts thousands of local men, women and children as well as visitors Read More…
Making “Pra Hoc”
Cambodia's dai net fishery targets several small species of fish that are collectively known as “trey riel.” These fish are used to make Read More…
Meet Trey Chongva Angkor: A fish named for its discovery…
Trey Chongva Angkor has a scientific name of Garra cambodgiensis and its English name is the stonelapping minnow. It has a maximum body length Read More…
The Fluctuating Fish of the Tonle Sap
Systems that experience flood pulses are often dynamic hotspots of biodiversity, and as such can contribute great economic and cultural Read More…