The economic downturn has hit the Megafishes Project hard.  Both our major donors have cut back on support for the project.  This means that much of our ongoing research on the Mekong giant catfish, the giant freshwater stingray, the golden mahseer of Bhutan, and the giant Eurasian trout has been delayed.  Please consider making a […]

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Dr. Zeb Hogan and the Megafishes Project have partnered with the United Nations Convention on Migratory Species to produce a review of migratory freshwater fish.  The report will include an assessment of the conservation status of migratory fish including possible options for international cooperation under the Convention on Migratory Species.
The Convention on the Conservation of […]

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The Megafishes Project has recently established research project on the giant freshwater stingray (Himantura chaophraya) in central Thailand.  Project partners include the University of Nevada, the Thai Department of Fisheries, the sport-fishing company Fishsiam, Dr. Nantarika Chansue of Chulalongkorn University, and the National Geographic Society. The giant freshwater stingray is listed as Vulnerable to extinction by […]

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If you enjoy catch-and-release fishing and would like to help support the Megafishes Project, two new trips have been planned for 2009.
India Trip:
 Join Dave McCoy and Zeb Hogan on a 9-day fly fishing and research driven expedition through the heart of India’s Corbett National Park. The target is the Golden Mahseer, a cold, clean water species, […]

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Fishermen in Chiang Khong, Thailand caught a critically endangered Mekong giant catfish on Friday May 1 2009 .  The female fish weighed approximately 150 kg and measured 170 cm in length.  This capture marks the beginning of the fishing season in Chiang Khong, Thailand and Houay Xay, Laos (across the Mekong River from Chiang Khong).  The […]

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 An excellent article by Roger Mollot, published in the Mekong River Commission’s Fisheries publication “Catch and Culture”.
 http://202.62.105.253/Catch-Culture/vol14_3Dec08/wild-population.htm
It’s worth noting that much of the research mentioned in this article is now on hold due to lack of funding.

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