Exchange Visit in Lao PDR Enhances an FCZ Network
Since 2014, FISHBIO has helped to establish seven Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) at nine villages in northern Lao PDR with funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Read More…
Lao PDR
Remote Fish Conservation Success in Lao PDR
The remote village of Kengmeaw in central Laos may be located hours away from any major city, without access to many resources, but villagers there have still Read More…
New Guidebook for Assessing Freshwater Protected Areas
Setting up a protected area is only the beginning of a long-term conservation effort. An ongoing commitment is needed to ensure that the area is truly protected, Read More…
Status Report on Fish Conservation Zones in Lao PDR
It’s hard to manage what you can’t count. The same is true whether trying to manage a fish population or a group of fish conservation areas. Community Read More…
The Marvel of the Marbled Goby
During a visit to the large Mekong fish landing site in Khong District, Champasak Province, the staff of FISHBIO Laos staff found many different fish species, but Read More…
Sharing Fish Conservation Experiences in Lao PDR
For the last five years, FISHBIO has been working with communities in northern Laos to establish and manage Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) in the Mekong River, which Read More…
Fishery Diversity in the Nam Kading River, Lao PDR
Inland small-scale fisheries are notoriously difficult to survey, and as a consequence, their catch is often underestimated or unreported. This is the case in Lao PDR, where Read More…
Training Time for Fish Conservation Zone Assessment
After more than a year in development, a draft of FISHBIO's Fish Conservation Zone (FCZ) assessment guidebook is finally in print. A training was held in Vientiane, Read More…
Community Fishing Day in Laos
The Nam Ngum River in Laos creates a swamp near the capital city of Vientiane, and one day each year this normally protected area becomes a hive Read More…
Woven Wedge Traps
People who live in the countryside in Laos depend on water. Small rivers, streams and wetlands located near their villages support livelihoods of subsistence farming and livestock Read More…