The Mekong giant catfish, one of the largest species in the river, is also seldom spotted. Freshwater megafauna—animals that can grow to over 200 lbs—have declined by 97 percent in Asia since ...

The “Mekong ghost” fish is a ghost no more. Like the legendary Rip Van Winkle, who wandered into the woods and disappeared for 20 years, the giant salmon carp (Aaptosyax grypus) of Southeast ...

Endangered sawfish spinning, dying off coast of Florida Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released ...

Cambodian fishermen caught two fish in the Mekong River, measuring between 11 and 13 pounds and two to three feet long. This time researchers were able to purchase and examine the fish for themselves.

The Mekong River, fed by a series of tributaries, flows for 4,900 kilometres from its source in the Tibetan plateau through China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the sea.

The Mekong Muse, the family claims, will be the first five-star ship to operate on Laos’ narrower and less navigable upper Mekong when it is launched in 2021.

The population in the Mekong has dwindled from 200, when the first census was taken in 1997, to just 89 in 2020. The species lives in only two other rivers: Myanmar's Ayeyarwady and the Mahakam in ...

The brutal murders of 13 Chinese crew members of two Chinese-flagged boats on the Mekong River on Oct 5 last year are discouraging many sailors who fear they could be the next victims.

Thai fishermen netted a catfish as big as a grizzly bear, setting a world record for freshwater fish, according to researchers who studied the 646-pound Mekong giant catfish for a project to ...

Mekong Dams Are Undermining the Region’s Climate, Economic Health Five years after the Xayaburi dam in northern Laos began operations, the cost of Mekong hydropower is becoming ever more clear.

The Mekong River is more than the sum of its nearly 3,000 miles. It’s one of the world’s most valuable waterways and has been vital to political power in Southeast Asia for centuries.