For those of you interested in the Mekong River, please have a look at a new website dedicated to its conservation:
http://savethemekong.org

[Read more →]

Scientists working with the Megafishes Project tagged and released what could have been the world’s largest freshwater fish.  See the details of the catch at:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090226-giant-stringray-picture-missions.html
The stingray, which was not weighed, was caught by volunteer angler Ian Welch then tagged and released by project scientists working with a joint National Geographic / University of Nevada / Thai […]

[Read more →]

“Undesirable” evolution in fish – which makes their bodies grow smaller and fishery catches dwindle — can actually be reversed in a few decades’ time by changing our “take-the-biggest-fish” approach to commercial fishing, according to groundbreaking new research published by Stony Brook University scientists.
 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090303193950.htm

[Read more →]