Reviving many endangered fish species

VietNamNet 11 August, 2013 Many species of rare fish which were very expensive several year ago have appeared at popular markets thanks to artificial breeding. The front gate of a company that runs a big hydro-power plant on the Sre Pork River on Hung Vuong road, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, recently appeared a small board, offering for sale fresh hemibagrus for VND140,000 per Read More…

Mekong to face wilder weather

Viet Nam News 7 August, 2013 The Mekong River Basin has experienced increased climate and flood variability in recent decades, according to a new research report from a doctoral student at Finland’s Aalto University. Timo Rasanen told Viet Nam News that “solid research evidence” showed varying weather patterns that could become more intense in coming years. His findings were Read More…

Fish passage development aims to safeguard numbers

Vientiane Times 7 August, 2013 Laos is improving fish passage design and construction in an attempt to protect aquatic species against decline from the high level of infrastructure and water resource development in the country. Road construction and irrigation development to support poverty reduction has increased rapidly in recent years, but these developments may impact fish migration Read More…

Fukushima leaks will keep fisheries closed

New Scientist 6 August, 2013 Over two years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan was devastated by a tsunami, radioactive water is still leaking into the ocean, spelling more trouble for the local fishing industry along the coast of Fukushima prefecture. Last month the plant's owner, Tepco, finally admitted what many had suspected – that the plant was leaking. Now Japan's Read More…

International scientific committee calls for cutting bluefin tuna…

Global Post 6 August, 2013 An international scientific committee on tuna stocks has compiled a report calling for a cut in the Pacific bluefin tuna catch and other measures to improve stocks, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. It is the first time that the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean has called for a cut in the Read More…

Study reveals where conservation aid is most needed

SciDev.net 5 August, 2013 A model pinpointing the countries with the least conservation funding could be applied to curb biodiversity losses at relatively little cost and help meet UN biodiversity targets, according to a study. As developed nations — the source of more than 90 per cent  of all conservation spending — ramp up their aid for conserving biodiversity in developing nations Read More…

Offshore mariculture assessment

World Fishing & Aquaculture 29 July, 2013 The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has carried out a global assessment to identify the potential for offshore mariculture development in regions where land, near-shore space and freshwater is limited. The FAO says it carried out the assessment because there is a growing need to transfer land based and coastal aquaculture production Read More…

Fish the real hazard in South China Seas

Asia Times 15 July, 2013 The hydrocarbon potential of the South China Sea (SCS) has become a source of tension between the littoral states of the region and, to a certain extent, a number of outside actors. However, the SCS's significance to global oil and gas supplies is overhyped. Instead, it is the region's fisheries rather than fossil fuels that have the potential to ignite a regional Read More…

Sustainable fisheries management required for food security

Vientiane Times 25 July, 2013 Fisheries management in Laos requires more cooperation from concerned sectors and international organisations to ensure food security and income generation, a government official has said. Laos is hosting the 21st Meeting of the Asean Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFI) for sustainable fisheries development and management in Laos and the greater Read More…

Preserving the Mekong River System

The Cambodia Herald 14 July, 2013 by U.S. Ambassador William E. Todd Thank you again this week for all of your questions.  In some of my recent columns, I have focused on Cambodia’s democratic process and its upcoming parliamentary elections.  Last week, I accompanied approximately 35 large Cambodian companies to the United States to promote trade between our two great countries.  Read More…