Thailand Part 2: Mekong Lovers

1,830 views · Published 22 December 2009 · 5:23 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: Radio Free Asia · 2009 · News & Politics

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A fishing community in Chiang Khong talks about changes in the ecology of the river that make it difficult to continue the traditions of their trade. The Mekong catfish, a monster that can reach nine feet in length and over 650 lbs in weight, has been endangered since 2004. But is their scarcity due to overfishing, industrial development upstream, or climate change? http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/MekongProject

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