In 2024, authorities recorded 3,194 fisheries violations, including 148 marine cases – an increase of 140 over 2023. The rise ...

Mekong giant catfish can grow up to 3 metres long and weigh up to 300 kilograms.(AP Supplied: Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Project)Local communities play a crucial role in conservation ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish—one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world—were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish, weighing up to 287 pounds each, were recently discovered and released back into the Mekong River Basin. This unprecedented event offers hope for the ...

This handout from USAID Wonders of the Mekong taken on Tuesday and released on Friday shows people carrying a Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia's Tboung Khmum Province. Conservationists in Cambodia ...

In this photo released by Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Project, people hold a Mekong giant catfish to release it in Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — have been caught and released in Cambodia. Scientists estimate only a few hundred fish ...

Six Mekong giant catfish, a critically endangered species, in Cambodia were recently spotted and caught within the span of a week, giving scientists and locals hope that conservation efforts may ...