Inland waters have received only slight consideration in recent discussions of the global
fisheries crisis, even though inland fisheries provide much-needed protein, jobs, and …

The Mekong, the largest river in Southeast Asia, is of fundamental cultural, ecological, and
economic importance to the entire Mekong region. It supports the highest fish diversity after …

While human impacts like fishing have altered marine food web composition and body size,
the status of the world's important tropical inland fisheries remains largely unknown. Here …

The practise of restocking and stock improvement as a means of managing fisheries and
aquaculture has been widely used. However, it is difficult to claim that fish stocking is …

Global species loss during the present human-caused mass-extinction far exceeds
background rates and is detrimental to human existence. Across the globe, vertebrate …

Each World Resources Institute report represents a timely, scholarly treatment of a subject of
public concern. WRI takes responsibility for choosing the study topics and guaranteeing its …

Publisher Summary The Mekong Basin's (MB's) fisheries are characterized by a diversity of
species and habitats, as well as a diversity of gears and fishing activities, as are inland …

Freshwater finfish species richness and level of endemism in East, and South and South‐
East Asia that included 17 nations were studied using available databases, and included …

Workshops to identify transboundary and basin‐wide environmental issues and a diagnostic
study by consultants identified priority environmental concerns of resource managers in the …

Aspects on biodiversity and conservation of the ichthyofauna in the Asian region, in
comparison to that of Africa, Europe and North America have been relatively less …