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…
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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…
Off the beaten path
It has been nearly a year and a half since FISHBIO began working on a collaborative project surveying small wetlands in Cambodia and Vietnam, and we have Read More…
Muddy Buddies
Fish never cease to amaze in their adaptability. FISHBIO did not have high hopes for finding any fish inhabitants when we approached this puddle while conducting fish Read More…
Retracing migrations of Mekong River mud carp
When researchers want to understand where a fish spends its time, they often use tagging techniques to track the fish’s movements, like a detective tailing a suspect Read More…