 | Baird, Ian G; Manorom, Kanokwan; Phenow, Aurore; Gaja-Svasti, Sirasak What about the tributaries of the tributaries? Fish migrations, fisheries, dams and fishers’ knowledge in North-Eastern Thailand Journal Article International Journal of Water Resources Development, 36 (1), pp. 170-199, 2019. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: fisheries, hydropower dams, irrigation dams, Mekong, Sebok River, Thailand @article{Baird2019,
title = {What about the tributaries of the tributaries? Fish migrations, fisheries, dams and fishers’ knowledge in North-Eastern Thailand},
author = {Ian G. Baird and Kanokwan Manorom and Aurore Phenow and Sirasak Gaja-Svasti},
doi = {10.1080/07900627.2019.1611549},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-05-28},
journal = {International Journal of Water Resources Development},
volume = {36},
number = {1},
pages = {170-199},
abstract = {The Pak Mun dam is among the most controversial hydropower projects in Thailand. However, the dam’s impacts on upriver tributaries have been neglected. We engaged fishers living in three villages along the Sebok River – a major tributary of the Mun River, upstream of the Pak Mun dam – to collect fish catch data for 24 months between 2014 and 2016. Using these data and fishers’ knowledge, the negative fishery impacts of the Pak Mun dam and the Ban Ot irrigation dam on the Sebok River were assessed. Both dams have negatively impacted Sebok River fisheries for migratory species.},
keywords = {fisheries, hydropower dams, irrigation dams, Mekong, Sebok River, Thailand},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The Pak Mun dam is among the most controversial hydropower projects in Thailand. However, the dam’s impacts on upriver tributaries have been neglected. We engaged fishers living in three villages along the Sebok River – a major tributary of the Mun River, upstream of the Pak Mun dam – to collect fish catch data for 24 months between 2014 and 2016. Using these data and fishers’ knowledge, the negative fishery impacts of the Pak Mun dam and the Ban Ot irrigation dam on the Sebok River were assessed. Both dams have negatively impacted Sebok River fisheries for migratory species. |
