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 scientific name Read More…
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Mekong Conservation Storytelling
Nature is full of stories, and often the people working closely with nature are best suited to tell them. That was the premise of a two-day storytelling Read More…
Selling the Mekong giant catfish, the king of fish, will bring bad luck and disaster
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 has strong faith in Read More…
Celebrating Cambodia’s National Fish Day
Siem Reap: Fish play an important role in Cambodia's society and economy. About 80 percent of the protein consumed by Cambodians is from freshwater fish caught in Read More…
The bump-headed fish: Incisilabeo behri
In the Mekong basin, an unusual bump-headed fish called Incisilabeo behri (also known as Bangana behri) migrates out of the Sesan, Srepok and Srepok (the 3S) rivers Read More…
Fish Release: Giant Barbs are the Cambodian Identity
Phan Sopoeun, 35, is a fisherman who lives in Kampong Lourng Commune, Krakor District, Pursat Province in Cambodia. As a father of five children (three daughters and Read More…
A Flood-Pulse Conference for Cambodia’s Beating Heart
Every summer during the rainy season, Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake swells with water, increasing in size by as much as five fold. The expanding and contracting of Read More…
Project Launch: Wonders of the Mekong
The Mekong River sustains life for millions of people and is remarkable for the diversity of its wildlife; however, the river is also threatened by the rising Read More…
Studying Wetlands in 85 Seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUbuFAwjiA February 2 is World Wetlands Day, a day for celebrating the many important services that wetlands provide. Today we're featuring the video Studying Wetland Ecosystems in Read More…
Celebrating Stories of Change
The Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) celebrated its 10th birthday in January with a daylong meeting that brought together donors, policy makers, stakeholders, and research partners in Read More…