The Mekong River

Tuoi Tre The Tien River, which runs through several provinces in the Mekong Delta, has been severely contaminated, with some pollutants exceeding the limits by up to 1,000 times, seriously affecting the life and health of local people, authorities reported. The tests of surface water samples recently taken from the river showed that the suspended [...]

by Pham Hoang Nam for VietNam News Known as the nation’s rice basket, blessed with fertile soil and favorable climatic conditions, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta has been at the forefront of Viet Nam’s amazing agricultural transformation in the Doi moi (renewal) period. The nation went from being a net food importer until the late [...]

Not only is the waterway home to millions of people, but the freshwater fish it supplies is a major food source for the people of four different countries Op-Ed for the Bangkok Post The ministerial meeting to decide the fate of the controversial Xayaburi hydropower dam in Laos ended last week without a clear decision [...]

Gayathri Vaidyanathan for Nature Scientists are hoping to stall plans to erect a string of dams along the Mekong River. This summer, a crew of strangers arrived in the tiny village of Pak Lan along the Mekong River in northern Laos. They sat around in shorts, examining technical drawings, and then surveyed the area, measuring [...]

By SeafoodSource staff The area dedicated to clam and scallop farming in Vietnam’s seven Mekong Delta provinces is expected to more than triple in the next four years and more than quadruple in the next nine years, the Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) reported on Tuesday. Citing Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and [...]

By Natalia Real for fis.com Scientists from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) helped create a cultured prawn strain that grows 25 per cent faster than others. The development will feed the millions of people who live in the Mekong River Basin and who depend on fish and prawns for their animal protein and their [...]

Although this report is dated from 2001 it still provides a valuable insight into the fisheries of the Tonlé Sap and the Lower Mekong Basin - Mouth to Source FLOODS, FLOODPLAINS AND FISH PRODUCTION IN THE MEKONG BASIN:PRESENT AND PAST TRENDS E. Baran, N. van Zalinge and Ngor Peng Bun Abstract: This paper deals with [...]

In lieu of the previous post about sedimentation and marine fisheries and the recent meeting in Hanoi. This concept paper dropped into my postbag here at Mouth to Source. It’s what can only be described as a MEGA project, the likes of which I’ve never seen before. A 600 kilometre sea wall to enclose the [...]

VietNamNet Bridge Much has been said about the impacts of dams on freshwater fish stocks in the Mekong River. However, the effects on marine fishery output also deserve thorough consideration. The Mekong Delta boasts Vietnam’s biggest marine fishery output although its coastline is only some 736km long, less than a quarter of Vietnam’s. Figures from [...]

A foundation for the long term cooperation and prosperity for China and ASEAN by Phạm Phan Long for Viet Ecology Foundation Lancang-Mekong River is the world’s 11th longest river running through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. In terms of bio-diversity, Lancang-Mekong is second only after the Amazon. For thousands of years, the river [...]