Fisheries News 

Approaches to Mitigation Works at the Don Sahong Hydropower Project Site Article from Catch and Culture – Environment Volume. 22, No. 3, December 2016
Hydropower Developer tests Audio System to Deter Fish from Turbines Article by Kent G. Hortle, Somphone Phommanivong, Yupapon Singsua and Nakhone Houmpheng Article from Catch and Culture – Environment Volume. 22, No. 2, September 2016
Click the link following to read the news: Dead Fish near Lao Dam Construction Site linked to Destructive Fishing Article by Kent G. Hortle, Somphone Phommanivong, Yupapon Singsua and Nakhone Houmpheng   Article from Catch and Culture – Environment Volume. 22, No. 2, September 2016  
Vientiane Times, January 18th, 2017 Many fishermen working upstream along the Mekong River in Khong district, Champassak province are delighted to be catching more fish after hundreds??of fish traps were destroyed by authorities recently.More than 400 fish traps, mostly ???lee??? or basket-type traps fashioned out??of wood […]
Vientiane Times, July 25th, 2016 Centuries-old Lee traps, or basket-type fish traps fashioned out of wood and bamboo, which have been used by southern fisherman for hundreds of years, are in the process of being removed. The Done Sahong Hydropower Project (DSHP) is working in cooperation […]
KPL, June 30th, 2016 (KPL) Fish in the Mekong River are having no problems moving through the Don Sahong hydropower dam. ???This shows that the ongoing construction of the dam project is not affecting the migration of fish because there are many tunnels for the fish […]
Lao NEWS on LNTV, Jun 29th, 2016 INTRO: Local fishers around Don Sahong Hydropower Project (DSHP) area in Khong district, Champasak province said their fish catches have only decreased slightly this year as the project has improved fish passage for upstream and downstream migration. STORY: One […]
Vientiane Times, Jun 24th, 2016 Local fishers around Don Sahong Hydropower Project (DSHP) area in Khong district, Champassak province said their fish catches have only decreased slightly this year as the project has improved fish passage for upstream and downstream migration. One fisherman in Don Sahong […]
Vientiane Times, Sep 10, 2015 Studies and observations by scientists indicate that upstream fish migration at Khone Falls can be improved by careful design and management after the Don Sahong dam is built, a consultant has said. Dr Tobias Coe of the UK company Fishtek Consulting […]
Vientiane Times, August 9, 2014 The construction of a hydropower plant at Don Sahong channel in Siphandone area will not stop fish from migrating up and down as the fish can use other channels, according to scientists. The Mekong River splits into several channels in the […]
Dr Hawkins offered this response to WWF press release on the Don Sahong Project in February 2014. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has provoked a global torrent of criticism aimed at stopping development of the proposed Don Sahong Hydropower Project. WWF has said: ???The […]