What about the tributaries of the tributaries? Fish migrations, fisheries, dams and fishers' knowledge in North-Eastern Thailand
Author(s)
Baird, Ian G
Manorom, Kanokwan
Phenow, Aurore
Gaja-Svasti, Sirasak
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2020
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The Pak Mun dam is among the most controversial hydropower projects in Thailand. However, the dam’s impacts on upriver tributaries have been neglected. We engaged fishers living in three villages along the Sebok River – a major tributary of the Mun River, upstream of the Pak Mun dam – to collect fish catch data for 24 months between 2014 and 2016. Using these data and fishers’ knowledge, the negative fishery impacts of the Pak Mun dam and the Ban Ot irrigation dam on the Sebok River were assessed. Both dams have negatively impacted Sebok River fisheries for migratory species.The Pak Mun dam is among the most controversial hydropower projects in Thailand. However, the dam’s impacts on upriver tributaries have been neglected. We engaged fishers living in three villages along the Sebok River – a major tributary of the Mun River, upstream of the Pak Mun dam – to collect fish catch data for 24 months between 2014 and 2016. Using these data and fishers’ knowledge, the negative fishery impacts of the Pak Mun dam and the Ban Ot irrigation dam on the Sebok River were assessed. Both dams have negatively impacted Sebok River fisheries for migratory species.
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Journal Title
International Journal of Water Resources Development
Volume
36
Issue
1
Subject
Biological Oceanography
Environmental Science and Management
Civil Engineering
Policy and Administration
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Water Resources
Mekong
fisheries