Mekong River Dam Threatens Four of World’s Top 10 Biggest Fish Species
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Photo by Suthep Kritsanavarin A hydropower dam project planned for the lower Mekong River is getting greater attention from conservationists as it nears the final stages of an approval process. The project would cut off the migration route for the Mekong giant catfish, an iconic fish within the culture, severing off the spawning grounds located upriver in northern Thailand and Laos. The species is already critically endangered due to overfishing and poor water quality. The dam would also impact three other species of the world’s top ten largest, as well as cut off sedi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mekong River Dam Threatens Four of World’s Top 10 Biggest Fish Species