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

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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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Join National Geographic Explorer Zeb Hogan on a quest to save some of the biggest freshwater fish in the world. We’ll track the elusive and legendary freshwater stingray in northern Cambodia. These giant stingrays grow to mammoth proportions and Zeb Hogan gets up close and personal with one of them. Then, Hogan is off to […]

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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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AOL has posted an Associated Press story on the Megafishes Project and the giant freshwater stingray, Himantura chaophraya:
http://news.aol.com/article/scientist-seeks-biggest-freshwater-fish/90269

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In the Golden Triangle of northern Thailand, project biologists have established a network of over two dozen fishermen to help track the migration of the giant fish of the Mekong. They hope to discover the fish’s spawning grounds and other behavior critical to the fish’s survival. Together with the Thai Department of Fisheries and the […]

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