PHNOM PENH, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish, one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world, have been caught and released in Cambodia within the span of ...
Some giant catfish can weigh as much as 300 kg and span three metres. The catch indicates spawning activity in the Mekong in Cambodia and follows 25 years of conservation work by the group in ...
dams that block the migratory path the fish follow to spawn and other disruptions. Few of the millions of people who depend on the Mekong for their livelihoods have ever seen a giant catfish.
indicates "spawning activity" in the Mekong River after 25 years of conservation work by the group in collaboration with the local community and fisheries. The Mekong giant catfish is considered ...