Catch and Culture Vol. 21, No. 2
In this edition of Catch and Culture, we look at the ornamental fish market in Thailand, research into fish passes in Lao PDR, recent developments in aquaculture in Viet Nam and rising fish prices in Cambodia. The August issue also features articles on conservation, child labour in fisheries, food security, international fish trade and alternative feed for snakeheads as well as summaries of recent publications in the MRC Technical Paper series.
Table of Contents
- Fish passage
Opening Lao floodplains for fish: not just an uphill battle
How research on fish passage through big dams can be applied in the Mekong - Aquaculture
Viet Nam uses gene silencing for all-male production of giant river prawns
Viet Nam improves catfish breeding with focus on disease-resisrtant trait - Ornamental fish
Mekong species featured at ornamental fish exhibition in Bangkok - Conservation
Hun Sen reiterates call to halt illegal fishing as crackdown intensifies
Cambodia sees aquaculture output hitting 250,000 tonnes a year by 2019
Lao minister orders better conservation of aquatic species and wildlife - Child labour
New global spotlight on children's involvement in family-based fisheries - Food security
How will fish help feed the world's nine billion people in 2050? - Trade
Vietnamese catfish exports seen falling on weak demand, increased competition
Food politics, not public health - Land cover
Aquaculture estimated at 1.1% of all land cover in Lower Mekong Basin - Capture fisheries
Larval and juvenile fish communities of the Lower Mekong Basin - Economics
Rising fish prices in Cambodia - Feed
Research into alternative snakehead feed holds promise for relaxing ban - Reservoir fisheries
Aquaculture carrying capacity of Stung Chinit Reservoir: a pilot project - Appointment
New director general appointed to Fisheries Administration in Cambodia
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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