In this photo released by Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Project, people hold a Mekong giant catfish to release it in Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

A century ago, Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) were found in relative abundance throughout their range in the Mekong and other major river tributaries from Vietnam to southern China. Since ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

In this photo released by Zeb Hogan, USAID Wonders of the Mekong Project, people hold a Mekong giant catfish to release it in Mekong River in Kampong Cham, Cambodia on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...

The Mekong giant catfish is woven into the region’s cultural fabric, depicted in 3,000-year-old cave paintings, revered in folklore and considered a symbol of the river, whose fisheries feed ...