The Marvel of the Marbled Goby
During a visit to the large Mekong fish landing site in Khong District, Champasak Province, the staff of FISHBIO Laos staff found many Read More…
Building motivation to succeed in fish conservation
A year ago this December, almost 100 new Community Fish Refuge management committees participated in their first workshops to present and Read More…
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) Read More…
The Many Dimensions of the World Small-Scale Fisheries…
Fisheries can be viewed through several lenses. Biologists often focus on the fish, while other researchers specialize in the social Read More…
Video: Release of a Giant Barb in Cambodia
A giant barb, Cambodia's national fish, was released into the Tonle Sap River by a fisherman's family. From carvings at Angkor Wat, the Read More…
Fishery Diversity in the Nam Kading River, Lao PDR
Inland small-scale fisheries are notoriously difficult to survey, and as a consequence, their catch is often underestimated or unreported. Read More…
A Vision for Migratory Fish in Cambodia
Migratory fish are the one of the many great wonders of the Mekong River. Every fall, these incredible fish undertake a massive migration in Read More…
Does the giant snakehead eat its own babies?
The giant snakehead is a predatory freshwater fish. A young giant snakehead in Khmer is called trey diep and adults are called trey chdao. The Read More…
Selling the Mekong giant catfish, the king of fish, will…
Matt Nei is a 58-year-old Muslim fisherman living in Prek Touch Village, Chi Ro 1 Commune, Tbaung Khmum District, Tbaung Khmum province. He Read More…
Hidden Harvests: Underreporting the World’s Freshwater…
When a fishing catch isn’t officially reported or documented, its contribution to food security and livelihoods is essentially invisible Read More…