Featured Publications

A systematic review and risk matrix of plastic litter impacts on aquatic wildlife: A case study of the Mekong and Ganges River Basins

published on 15 October 2022
To help assess the risk to aquatic species where empirical data is lacking, this review presents i) a risk assessment methodology for predicting plastic litter impacts - Read More…

Authors

Roman, L., B.D. Hardesty, and Q. Schuyler

Publication Date

15 October 2022

Publication Name

Science of the Total Environment

Topics

Anthropogenic debris, Catfish, Dolphin, Entanglement, Gharial, Plastic ingestion

The mismatch between morphological and molecular attribution of three Glossogobius species in the Mekong Delta

published on 23 June 2022
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is the granary for the whole country, providing animal and plant resources, especially fish. Among the fish species, the genus - Read More…

Authors

Truong, N.T., G.H. Phan, T.T.H. Lam, T.H.D. Nguyen, D.T. Khang, M.T. Tran, N.S. Tran, and Q.M Dinh

Publication Date

23 June 2022

Publication Name

BMC Zoology

Topics

Goby, Glossogobius genus, Genetic distance, Phylogenetic tree, Vietnam

Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar

published on 15 June 2022
The current project progresses a program of work, which started as a proof-of-concept study, before developing into a more comprehensive research and implementation phase and - Read More…

Authors

Baumgartner, L.J., P. Collier, J. Conallin, N. Ning, W. Robinson, B. Cooper, L. Crase, K. Homsombath, D. Singhanouvong, O. Phonekhampeng, G. Thorncraft, N. Win, N. Htun, A.M. Swe, Z. Lunn, and T. Marsden

Publication Date

15 June 2022

Publication Name

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Topics

East Asia, Floodplains, Fishery, Flood Plain, Cambodia, Spawning, Habitats, Food Security

The reproductive biology of Mystus mysticetus Robert, 1992 in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

published on 2 June 2022
This investigation aims to study the reproductive traits, including sex ratio, spawning season and pattern, batch fecundity (F), and length at first maturity (Lm), of - Read More…

Authors

Vo, L.T.T. , A.N. Tran, T.Q. Phan, and Q.M. Dinh

Publication Date

2 June 2022

Publication Name

The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Topics

Spawning season, Multi-spawner, Batch fecundity, Hau River, Length at first maturity

Diverse migration tactics of fishes within the large tropical Mekong River system

published on 02 June 2022
In this study, within- and among-species diversity in life history migratory tactics of six Mekong fish genera was examined using otolith microchemistry to explore diadromous - Read More…

Authors

Vu, A.V., L.J. Baumgartner, M. Mallen-Cooper, G.S. Doran, K.E. Limburg, B.M. Gillanders, J.D. Thiem, J.A. Howitt, C.M. Kewish, J. Reinhardt, and I.G. Cowx

Publication Date

02 June 2022

Publication Name

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Topics

Diadromy, fish migration, Mekong River, otolith microchemistry, trace metals

Assessing long-term changes in annual monsoon inundations in the Mekong Delta (Cambodia): Testing an innovative approach linking remote sensing and in-situ measurements to overcome data scarcity

published on 23–27 May 2022
The Mekong’s hydrological regime has been impacted by shifts in land cover, the construction of hydropower infrastructure, and climate change. Yet the effects of these changes - Read More…

Authors

Orieschnig, C., G. Belaud, J.-P. Venot, and S. Massuel

Publication Date

23–27 May 2022

Publication Name

EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria

Topics

Monsoon, floodplains, remote sensing

Strain-specific effects of broodstock size on fecundity and offspring performance in bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864)

published on 16 May 2022
This study investigated the relationships among parental body weight, egg size and number, and offspring performance at the larval, juvenile and grow-out stages of bighead - Read More…

Authors

Duong, T., N.T. Nguyen, N. and Le

Publication Date

16 May 2022

Publication Name

Aquaculture Research

Topics

Clarias, fish growth, maternal effects, parent–egg–progeny, reproduction, selection

The Cambodian Mekong floodplain under future development plans and climate change

published on 22 March 2022
This research attempts to conduct a cumulative assessment of basin-wide hydropower dam construction and irrigation expansion, as well as climate change, implications on discharge, and flood changes - Read More…

Authors

Horton, A.J., N.V.K. Triet, L.P. Hoang, S. Heng, P. Hok, S. Chung, J. Koponen, and M. Kummu

Publication Date

22 March 2022

Publication Name

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Topics

Mekong, floodplain, models, climate change, dam construction, irrigation

Significance of two different ranking methods for studying fish fauna: A case study on the fish fauna from upper and middle portions from Mekong river

published on 11 March 2022
Studies on fish fauna should not only focus on fish composition and the comparison of fish composition among the study region and adjacent regions, but - Read More…

Authors

Zhou, W. and X. Li

Publication Date

11 March 2022

Publication Name

Integrative Zoology

Topics

Species composition, Mekong fisheries, floristic presence method, Value of Fish Fauna Presence