A female Mekong giant catfish measuring 168 centimetres long and weighing 52 kilograms, bearing Fisheries Administration tag code 270, was caught by fishers using fishing gear known as “manh” in the Mekong at Phum Thmey “A” village, Roka Koy commune, Kang Meas district, Kampong Cham province.
After receiving information from the fishers who caught the female giant catfish, the Kampong Cham Fisheries Administration cantonment worked with the technical team of the Fisheries Administration’s Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute, the Wonders of the Mekong project and Kang Meas district authorities to release the fish back into the Mekong on January 11, 2026.
Following identification by specialists, the working team and fisheries officials released the giant catfish back into the Mekong. Fisheries officials also asked residents and fishers not to catch this rare fish and to help conserve and protect it from extinction.
By: Pai Sokhim
