Mongabay 27 August, 2013 Polka-dotted and striped. Massive but docile. That’s the whale shark for you - the largest fish and shark in the world. But despite being major tourist attractions, the lives of these awe-inspiring creatures of the ocean remain far from being demystified. However, a team of researchers from Australia may now have some answers to where these whale sharks Read More…

Nature News 16 August, 2013 Groundwater extraction for fish farms can cause land to sink at rates of a quarter-metre a year, according to a study of China’s Yellow River delta1. The subsidence is causing local sea levels to rise nearly 100 times faster than the global average. Global sea levels are rising at about 3 millimetres a year owing to warming waters and melting ice. But some Read More…

China Daily 16 August, 2013 Human activity along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River - such as building hydropower stations and excessive fishing - has pushed its aquatic ecosystem to the verge of collapse, a report released on Thursday warns. Researchers suggested starting a fishing ban along the entire river and enacting a national law to protect the "mother river" of China, as its Read More…

The Cambodia Daily 15 August, 2013 An Irrawaddy dolphin was found dead Wednesday morning tied up in a fishing net and floating in the Mekong River in Kratie province, officials said. Khieu Kin, chief of Kratie’s provincial fishery administration, said that the 2.03-meter long, 105-kg female dolphin had likely be­come entangled in the net near Kampi village, a dolphin sanctuary popular Read More…

Viet Nam Net 14 August, 2013 The plant, also known as touch-me-not, originated in tropical America. In the Mekong Delta, it has covered more than 6,000 ha, flourishing along the banks of rivers and canals, on farming land, in vacant industrial parks as well as forests. Scientists say that the plant first appeared in Viet Nam in 1984. It scatters its seeds through wind or water, can Read More…