Mekong dam proposal goes under the microscope
Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 07:42
in Biology & Nature
The Mekong giant catfish is part of a historical Lao and Thai fishery. Local culture considers the animal a 'spirit fish' that, if caught, can bestow good luck on the fishermen. The fish meat can also sold for top prices. The Mekong giant catfish has faced over a decade of unsustainable fishing pressure and is now listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...