Diets of Baby Giants: Feeding Habits of Larval Green Sturgeon
For little larval fish, access to high-quality prey is the key to growing quickly, and growing quickly is the key to survival. Baby fish rely on eating Read More…
macroinvertebrates
Macroinvertebrates Meet Microplastics
Our planet is awash in plastic. It’s ubiquitous, takes hundreds of years to degrade, and more is constantly being produced. Numerous studies have assessed plastic making its Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…