Catch and Culture Vol. 19, No. 3
This issue looks at political efforts to expand regional fisheries cooperation, management of a species of cave prawn in Lao PDR, hybrid catfish development in Thailand and a project that recommends increased use of guppies to control the spread of dengue. It also contains an update on fish in both the Lower and Upper Mekong Basins and a short history of the communications revolution in agriculture over the past three decades.
Table of Contents
- Crustaceans
Efforts towards managing cave prawn stocks in northern Lao PDR - Hybridization
Interspecific hybrid catfish in Thailand - Health
Researchers recommend greater use of guppies to control spread of dengue - Food security (1)
East Asia Summit calls for expanding cooperation on fisheries management - Food security (2)
Food security and nutrition emerge among top priorities on global agenda - Basin update
Updated information on fish and fisheries in the Mekong Basin - Communication
Science story telling - Hydropower (1)
Lao PDR submits notification on the Don Sahong Hydropower Project - Hydropower (2
Green growth for the Mekong - Politics
Ouk Rabun named as agriculture minister in new Cambodian government
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Editorial Panel
- So Nam, Fisheries Programme Coordinator
- Peter Degen, Chief Technical Advisor
- Souvanny Phommakone, Fisheries Programme Officer
- Buoy Roitana, Fisheries Programme Officer
- Theerawat Samphawamana, Fisheries Programme Officer
- Nguyen Hai Son, Fisheries Programme Officer
- Malasri Khumsri, Fisheries Management and Governance Specialist
- Ngor Peng Bun, Capture Fisheries Specialist
- Kong Sovanara, Aquaculture Specialist
Editor: Peter Starr
Designer: Chhut Chheana
Disclaimer
The opinions and interpretation expressed within are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Mekong River Commission