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From the Archive

Four giant catfish – one of them 617 lbs. – caught on the Mekong River, 2004

“The secrets and traditions of hunting the giants, one of the world’s largest fresh-water fish, have been preserved by generations of Chiang Khong fishermen. As recently as 1990, some 69 of the fish had been caught in a single season. Catches, however, declined rapidly thereafter and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists the fish, known in Thai as pla buek, as critically endangered. Their apparent disappearance has made the giant a symbol of environmental problems, particularly those associated with dam development in China and the navigation-improvement scheme.” [read newsletter]

—Matthew Wheeler

Mekong River Nations

ICWA Fellow (2002-2004)