Fish Diversity and Migration in the Mekong River.

FRESHWATER fishes; FISHERIES; ECOLOGY; POPULATION biology; NATURAL resources; ANIMAL migration; ENVIRONMENTAL sciences; FISHWAYS

The article focuses on the diverse fish fauna in the Mekong River. It mentions that the diverse fish fauna supports the world's largest inland fishery, with about 2.6 million tonnes harvested annually. It indicates that the fishes are often grouped according to their ecology and migration pattern, in which white fishes undertake long-distance migrations between floodplains and along major rivers. It highlights a project to extend the technology to other areas of the basin, as well as to train Mekong fisheries scientists in all aspects of fishway design and operation.