Siphandone: 4000 islands, it means. A place in which the fate of people and fish are inextricably tied. So, in lieu of actually strapping a person to a fish, we spent a week on a small and remote island with the intention of burdening an already exhausted krempf's catfish, in the middle of its migration upstream, with a bulky piece of technology - an extension of humanity's long arm... or antennae.
The tag, which records light levels and electromagnetic field, will transmit data to a satellite once it detaches from the fish and allow us to track the migration route and pace of these long distance migrants. While the Mekong harbors a number of migratory fish - little is known about the migration routes. This information is critical to predict the impacts of the 11 potential main-stem Mekong hydropower dams that are being planned.
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| Not a Brazilian child |
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| Bringing a catch back from a li trap on 3 inch diameter bamboo sections. Note: the railing is note to code. |
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| Large basket-type fish trap |
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| lots of water |
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| To the market by fish-cycle |
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| concentric fish |
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| 8kg or so |
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| Working on a net with dad |
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| After some beer laos and long day on the li trap |
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| Just one of many channels of the river at sunset |
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| rusty hammock |
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| three generations |
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| runaway fish ramp |
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| smoking fish |
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| working on a trap |
