Mekong fisherman catches and frees giant catfish


A Mekong giant catfish measuring 157cm and weighing 46kg was caught by a fisherman in Prek Tameak commune’s Svay At Leu village.- SUPPLIED

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra thanked authorities in Kandal province’s Khsach Kandal district for releasing a Mekong giant catfish back into the wild on Dec 27.

The fish measured 46kg and 157cm and was caught by a fisherman in Prek Tameak commune’s Svay At Leu village, according to Pheaktra.

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