A Small-scale Fishing Gear: The Big Round Scoop Basket
Many Cambodian families rely on fisheries for their livelihoods. Fishers use a variety of different fishing techniques to catch fish, and the Big Round Scoop Basket is Read More…
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Studying Fish Through Larvae Collection In The Mekong
Every year, the majority of fishes in the Mekong River spawn in June, July, and August. After spawning in the Upper Mekong, migratory fish species will Read More…
White And Black Fishes Species Supply Protein To Cambodians Nearly Year Round
White fishes are fish species that migrate over long distances and spend most of their time living in rivers. Every year, the water level of the Mekong Read More…
The Many Dimensions of the World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress
Fisheries can be viewed through several lenses. Biologists often focus on the fish, while other researchers specialize in the social dimensions of fisheries, such as many of 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…
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…
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…
The Scoop Net Brigade
Fishes of the genus Schistura can be commonly found in the rivers of Lao PDR. Catching these small loaches that live among the stones of the riverbed Read More…