Wednesday, August 22, 2018Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Benefits of Biological Monitoring in the Xebangfai River

Water bugs, also known as macroinvertebrates, are insects and other aquatic animals that can be found everywhere in rivers, streams, wetlands and ponds in Lao PDR. Macroinvertebrates Read More…

Wednesday, August 1, 2018Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Daily Aquatic Food

In Laos, aquatic insects and other invertebrates play an important role as food for rural people because they are free to harvest from nature. An increase in Read More…

Wednesday, January 24, 2018Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Scientific Supplies for Lao Students

Students in three rural villages in Laos now have some new tools for checking the health of their local rivers in streams. For several years, FISHBIO has Read More…

Wednesday, January 25, 2017Thursday, January 19, 2017

The Greater Mekong Forum

The Greater Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy is the largest meeting that focuses on the costs and benefits of balancing water, food, and energy necessary Read More…

Monday, July 25, 2016Thursday, July 21, 2016

Left High and Dry: Hydropeaking Effects on Aquatic Insects in Regulated Rivers

Dramatic rising and falling of water levels is a common experience for sea stars, mussels, and other marine invertebrates adapted to life on the rocky coast – Read More…

Friday, July 22, 2016Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Stuck in the Middle: Insects in the Food Web

Macroinvertebrates are one of the smaller and often unnoticed organisms in the food web, but they play a vital role in stream ecosystems. As our staff have observed, Read More…

Wednesday, June 22, 2016Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Bugging Out

One of the activities we take the most pride in is providing educational opportunities for children in the communities where we work. From small rural villages in Read More…

Wednesday, April 8, 2015Friday, May 8, 2015

Water bug education

Small bugs can help tell a big-picture story about the conditions of their environment. FISHBIO is currently working on a participatory water quality monitoring program in Lao Read More…

Wednesday, July 24, 2013Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Focus on fish food

When working to improve the quality of habitat on a river, it is important to understand what constitutes a successful project. It is not always safe to Read More…