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 years, we Read More…
Training Time for Fish Conservation Zone Assessment
After more than a year in development, a draft of FISHBIO's Fish Conservation Zone (FCZ) assessment guidebook is finally in print. A training Read More…
Vital Signs: Assessing the Health of Fish Conservation Zones
Just like people need regular health checkups, a protected area needs regular assessments to make sure it’s performing successfully. Read More…
Monitoring Protected Areas, Both Salty and Fresh
A central tenet of conservation holds that special natural areas should be protected in order to prevent their degradation or destruction. Read More…
Enforcement Team Training
The major difference between a successful wildlife protected area and a “paper park” that exists in name only is enforcement of the Read More…
Breaking Ground on Fish Conservation Zones
Endangered fishes of the genus Probarbus and many other aquatic animals are now protected in several deep pools and spawning habitats of the Read More…
Final report on spillover from Fish Conservation Zones in…
Can protected areas for fish benefit both fish populations and fishing communities? This is a question the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Read More…
Home safe home
Wind and strong sunshine marked a recent day of fieldwork as we documented the boundaries of proposed fish safe havens on the Mekong River in Read More…