Saturday, August 29, 2020Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Rearing Endangered Juvenile Fish in Cambodia

The Wonders of the Mekong team, along with project partners Inland fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI) and Department of Aquaculture Development of Fisheries Administration, recently joined Read More…

Monday, April 27, 2020Saturday, June 20, 2020

Catch, Raising and Release of Mekong Megafish

by Seila Chea Dr. Zeb Hogan, who leads USAID’s “Wonders of the Mekong” project, says, “Giant fish are flagship species that symbolize the ecological integrity of the Read More…

Thursday, June 27, 2019Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Caring for one thousand rare Asian giant softshell turtles

by Bran Sinal I work to conserve the Asian giant softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii, which was thought to be extinct from Cambodia before 2000, but an adult Read More…

Saturday, April 27, 2019Thursday, August 15, 2019

Teaching turtle conservation to local children to influence the future

by Bran Sinal A group of local and international conservation scientists partnered with local Buddhist monks from the 100 Pillar Pagoda and the Fisheries Administration (FiA) to Read More…

Monday, November 12, 2018Thursday, December 20, 2018

Video: Release of a Giant Barb in Cambodia

A giant barb, Cambodia's national fish, was released into the Tonle Sap River by a fisherman's family. From carvings at Angkor Wat, the critically endangered Giant Barb Read More…

Friday, April 20, 2018Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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…

Monday, February 6, 2017Friday, April 21, 2017

Same River, Different Catch: Findings from Lao Fishermen

Neighboring rural villages nestled on the banks of the Mekong River in Laos seem to blend together as you pass by, and it may be easy to Read More…

Friday, April 22, 2016Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Beautiful and endangered

The FISHBIO Laos team caught many different fish species during gill net surveys in Xaysomboun Province, Lao PDR, at the end of 2015, but the one shown Read More…

Monday, May 20, 2013Thursday, June 15, 2017

Living treasure: Jullien’s Golden Carp

The Mekong River is home to many imperiled living treasures: unique fish species of great cultural, economic, and conservation value that are now endangered. The Jullien's Golden Read More…