Beginning on September 1st, a new rule takes effect in Texas limiting catch of alligator gar to one per day per angler. No limit existed before the change.
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/world-100336-protection-alligator.html
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Texas Changes Law in Effort to Protect Alligator Gar
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments
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Top Predators Evolve More Slowly?
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Freshwater fish at the top of the food chain may evolve more slowly than fishes at lower trophic levels:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728125824.htm
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Top Ten Monster Fish airs Monday at 7 and 10pm July 27th on the National Geographic Channel
July 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Join Zeb Hogan on his search for the world’s largest freshwater fish. The program features 10 of the largest and most endangered freshwater fish on Earth, including sawfish, taimen, Mekong giant catfish, white sturgeon, alligator gar, and Chinese paddlefish.
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Wild population of Mekong Giant Catfish Faces New Challenge
May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
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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Giant Stingray Picture: World’s Largest Freshwater Fish?
March 6th, 2009 · 7 Comments
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 […]
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Interesting Article on Big Fish from Scientists in New York
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments
“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
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Videos: Giant Stingray, River Catfish, Mekong Giant Catfish, and Chaophraya Catfish
July 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Four videos with facts about Mekong megafish species:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/giant-stingray-ani.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/river-catfish-ani.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/mekong-giant-catfish-ani.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/bony-fish/chao-phraya-ani.html
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