FISHERIES BIOECOLOGY AT THE KHONE FALLS (MEKONG RIVER, SOUTHERN LAOS) Eric BARAN Ian G. BAIRD Gregory CANS FISHERIES BIOECOLOGY AT THE KHONE FALLS ( MEKONG RIVER, SOUTHERN LAOS ) ERIC BARAN, IAN BAIRD, GREGORY CANS formerly known as “ICLARM - The World Fish Center” Our Commitment: to contribute to food security and poverty eradication in developing countries. A Way to Achieve This: through research, partnership, capacity building and policy support, we promote sustainable development and use of living aquatic resources based on environmentally sound management. We believe this work will be most successful when undertaken in partnership with governments and nongovernment institutions and with the participation of the users of the research results. FISHERIES BIOECOLOGY AT THE KHONE FALLS (MEKONG RIVER, SOUTHERN LAOS) Eric Baran Ian Baird Gregory Cans 2005 Published by WorldFish Center PO Box 500 GPO, 10670 Penang, Malaysia Baran E., I.G. Baird and G. Cans. 2005. Fisheries bioecology at the Khone Falls (Mekong River, Southern Laos). WorldFish Center. 84 p. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia. Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Baran, Eric Fisheries bioecology at the Khone Falls (Mekong River, Southern Laos) / Eric Baran, Ian G. Baird, Gregory Cans. Bibliography: P. 56 ISBN 983-2346-47-9 1. Fisheries-Ecology-Laos-Khone Falls. I. Baird, Ian G. II. Cans, Gregory. III. Title. 597.09594 Cover photo: E. Baran Photos: E. Baran and Ian G. Baird ISBN 983-2346-47-9 WorldFish Center Contribution No. 1765 Design and layout:
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