This edition of Catch and Culture looks at Cham Muslim fishing communities on the Bassac River, declines in catches of some large and medium-sized species in the Tonle Sap River and the the last temporary breeding station for an endangered carp on the mainstream of the Mekong in northeast Thailand. It also examines recent developments with aquaculture in the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam, illegal brush-park fisheries in Cambodia and how gender training has transformed lives in a Lao fishing village.

Table of Contents

  1. Capture fisheries
    Declines in catches of some large and medium-sized species in Tonle Sap River
  2. Feed
    International fish meal prices soar to record high on severe supply shortage
  3. Endangered species
    Ban Nam Phrai: the last temporary breeding station for Probabarbus jullieni
  4. Fishing gear
    Cham Muslim fishing communities on the Bassac River in Cambodia and Viet Nam
  5. Diplomacy
    Impact Assessment Training Centre for Lower Mekong to be set up in Viet Nam
  6. Aquaculture (1)
    Overview of aquaculture in the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam
  7. Aquaculture (2)
    Experts float ideas for restructuring catfish industry in Mekong Delta
  8. Law
    Brush-park fisheries in Cambodia: cheap, productive and illegal
  9. Gender
    Gender training transforms lives of both men and women in Lao fishing village
  10. Former staff
    Dr Kaviphone

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Editorial Panel

  • So Nam, Fisheries Programme Coordinator
  • Peter Degen, International Technical Advisor
  • Souvanny Phommakone, Fisheries Programme Officer
  • Ly Vuthy, 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