Thursday, November 30, 2006
By John Maloy
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
A critically endangered Mekong giant catfish caught Monday in Phnom Penh died after getting accidentally tangled in a research facility net, officials at the Ministry of Agriculture's Fisheries Administration said. The 2.4-meter long, 184kg fish was caught in a bag net on the Tonle Sap River about 2 km upstream of the Japanese Friendship Bridge, said Fisheries Administration Director Nao Thuok. It was the fifth giant catfish caught by the administration this month, and the second to die. He added that the specimen caught Monday is being stuffed so it can be displayed on July 1—National Fish Day.
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