Connected Rivers: Fish Migration in the Mekong Basin
The Mekong River is rich with fish, supporting more than 850 species. As the main freshwater artery of Southeast Asia, the Mekong plays an important role in Read More…
Mekong River
A Fish Conservation Zone Blessing
As our efforts to establish a Fish Conservation Zone (FCZ) at Kengmai Rapids in Laos drew to a close, we marked the milestone with a ceremony, a Read More…
Retracing migrations of Mekong River mud carp
When researchers want to understand where a fish spends its time, they often use tagging techniques to track the fish’s movements, like a detective tailing a suspect Read More…
Riverside gardens
The months of March and April are the height of the dry season in Laos. No rain breaks the persistent heat and the air is hazy with Read More…
Secrets of the Mekong
Last month brought a little limelight to FISHBIO's international conservation program in Southeast Asia. The environmental and conservation news website mongabay.com interviewed our conservation director, Harmony Patricio, Read More…
Mekong Environmental Symposium
FISHBIO recently attended the Mekong Environmental Symposium, held March 5-7 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which gathered governmental decision-makers, scientists, and organizations active in the Mekong Read More…
Urban fishing
Fishing in Mekong cities looks a bit different than catching fish in rural villages. During a recent visit to Cambodia to train local researchers (see Makeshift lab), Read More…
Bottling up bizarre Mekong fishes
Cataloging all of the fish species that live in your backyard can be a massive undertaking if you live in a place as ecologically diverse as Vietnam's Read More…
Building the Mekong Fish Network
A report summarizing the outcomes of the 2012 meeting of the proposed Mekong Fish Network is now available online. FISHBIO and the U.S. Geological Survey convened this Read More…
Full-service fish market
Fish meat is a delicious and important staple for the people of Laos, especially in rural areas where many lives depend on daily fish consumption (see Fish-kabob). Read More…