Re: Thai fishermen catch world's largest freshwater fish

At least Reuter's has the grammar right. AP states 'the worlds largest
freshwater fish ever found *in Thailand.*

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> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 23:40:53 +0800, pluto <pluto@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-06-30-fish_x.htm
>>Posted 6/30/2005 10:13 AM
>>
>>Thai fishermen catch world's largest freshwater fish
>>BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - This big one did not get away. Thai fishermen
>>netted a 646-pound catfish believed to have been the world's largest
>>freshwater fish ever caught in Thailand, a researcher said Thursday.
>>
>> Thai fishermen pose with their catch, the heaviest on record in
>> Thailand.
>>By Suthep Kritsanavarin, AP
>>
>>The nearly 9-foot-long Mekong giant catfish was landed May 1 by villagers
>>in Chiang Khong, a remote district in northern Thailand, and weighed by
>>Thai fisheries department officials, said Zeb Hogan, who leads an
>>international project to locate and study the world's largest freshwater
>>fish species.
>>
>>He confirmed it was the heaviest fish on record since Thailand started
>>keeping such statistics in 1981.
>>
>>The fishermen had hoped to sell the fish to environmental groups, which
>>planned to release it to spawn upriver, but it died before it could be
>>handed over and then was chopped up and sold in pieces to villagers as
>>food.
>>
>>Hogan, whose work is funded by the World Wildlife Fund and the National
>>Geographic Society, said he is planning to write a paper about the catch
>>for a scientific journal.
>>
>>"That's the best way to document this kind of thing," he told The
>>Associated Press by telephone.
>>
>>The Mekong giant catfish was listed as critically endangered in 2003 after
>>research showed its numbers had fallen by at least 80% in the past 13
>>years.
>>
>>Fishermen believe the catfish species has been declining largely because
>>of
>>dams and environmental damage along the Mekong River - home to more
>>species
>>of giant fish than any other river, said an earlier statement by WWF and
>>the society.
>>
>>
>>Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
>>may
>>not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
>>================================
>>http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/06/30/no_fish_tale_thai_catch_646_pound_fish/
>>
>>No fish tale: Thais catch 646-pound fish
>>In this photo released by World Wildlife Fund-National Geographic, two
>>Thai
>>fishermen show a 293-kilogram (646-pound) giant catfish they caught from
>>the Mekong River in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai province, northern
>>Thailand Saturday, June 11, 2005. Thai fishermen have caught this giant
>>catfish believed to be the world's heaviest living freshwater fish but
>>died
>>and was eaten after environmentalists and officials negotiated for its
>>release to allow it to spawn. (AP Photo/Suthep Kritsanavarin, HO)
>>By Daniel Lovering, Associated Press Writer | June 30, 2005
>>
>>BANGKOK, Thailand --This big one did not get away. Thai fishermen netted a
>>646-pound catfish believed to have been the world's largest freshwater
>>fish
>>ever caught in Thailand, a researcher said Thursday.
>>
>>9-foot-long Mekong giant catfish was landed May 1 by villagers in Chiang
>>Khong, a remote district in northern Thailand, and weighed by Thai
>>fisheries department officials, said Zeb Hogan, who leads an international
>>project to locate and study the world's largest freshwater fish species.
>>
>>He confirmed it was the heaviest fish on record since Thailand started
>>keeping such statistics in 1981.
>>
>>The fishermen had hoped to sell the fish to environmental groups, which
>>planned to release it to spawn upriver, but it died before it could be
>>handed over and then was chopped up and sold in pieces to villagers as
>>food.
>>
>>Hogan, whose work is funded by the World Wildlife Fund and the National
>>Geographic Society, said he is planning to write a paper about the catch
>>for a scientific journal.
>>
>>"That's the best way to document this kind of thing," he told The
>>Associated Press by telephone.
>>
>>The Mekong giant catfish was listed as critically endangered in 2003 after
>>research showed its numbers had fallen by at least 80 percent in the past
>>13 years.
>>
>>Fishermen believe the catfish species has been declining largely because
>>of
>>dams and environmental damage along the Mekong River -- home to more
>>species of giant fish than any other river, said an earlier statement by
>>WWF and the society.
>>
>>© Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may
>>not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
>>
>>==============================================
>>http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/30/international/i045241D76.DTL
>>No Fish Tale: Thai Catch 646-Pound Fish
>>By DANIEL LOVERING, Associated Press Writer
>>
>>Thursday, June 30, 2005
>>
>>(06-30) 04:52 PDT BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) --
>>
>>
>>Thai fishermen caught a 646-pound catfish believed to have been the
>>world's
>>largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a researcher said Thursday.
>>
>>
>>The 8.9 feet Mekong giant catfish was netted May 1 by villagers in Chiang
>>Khong, a remote district in northern Thailand, and weighed by Thai
>>fisheries department officials, said Zeb Hogan, who leads an international
>>project to locate and study the world's largest freshwater fish species.
>>
>>
>>He confirmed it was the heaviest recorded fish since Thailand started
>>keeping records in 1981.
>>
>>
>>"This is the largest individual fish of the species that's listed as the
>>biggest in the Guinness Book of World Records," he told The Associated
>>Press by telephone.
>>
>>
>>The fishermen had hoped to sell the fish to environmental groups, which
>>planned to release it to spawn upriver, but it died before it could be
>>handed over, and was later chopped up and sold in pieces to villagers to
>>be
>>eaten.
>>
>>
>>Hogan, whose work is funded by the World Wildlife Fund and the National
>>Geographic Society, said he is planning to write a paper about the catch
>>to
>>be published in a scientific journal. "That's the best way to document
>>this
>>kind of thing," he said.
>>
>>
>>The Mekong giant catfish - which shares the title of largest freshwater
>>fish with a close relative, the dog-eating catfish - was listed as
>>endangered in 2003 after research showed its numbers had fallen by at
>>least
>>80 percent over the past 13 years.
>>
>>
>>Fishermen believe the catfish species has been declining largely because
>>of
>>dams and environmental damage along the Mekong River - home to more
>>species
>>of giant fish than any other river, an earlier statement by WWF and
>>National Geographic Society said.
>>=====================================
>>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/other_news/&articleid=244194
>>World's largest freshwater fish ends up in the pot
>>
>>Daniel Lovering | Bangkok
>>
>>30 June 2005 01:22
>>
>>Thai fishermen caught a 293kg catfish, believed to have been the world's
>>largest freshwater fish ever recorded, a researcher said on Thursday.
>>
>>The 2,7m Mekong giant catfish was netted on May 1 by villagers in Chiang
>>Khong, a remote district in northern Thailand, and was weighed by Thai
>>fisheries department officials, said Zeb Hogan, who leads an international
>>project to locate and study the world's largest freshwater fish species.
>>
>>He confirmed it was the heaviest recorded fish since Thailand started
>>keeping records in 1981.
>>
>>"This is the largest individual fish of the species that's listed as the
>>biggest in the Guinness Book of World Records," he said.
>>
>>The fishermen had hoped to sell the fish to environmental groups, which
>>planned to release it to spawn upriver, but it died before it could be
>>handed over, and was later chopped up and sold in pieces to villagers to
>>be
>>eaten.
>>
>>Hogan, whose work is funded by the World Wildlife Fund and the National
>>Geographic Society, said he is planning to write a paper about the catch
>>to
>>be published in a scientific journal. "That's the best way to document
>>this
>>kind of thing," he said.
>>
>>The Mekong giant catfish -- which shares the title of largest freshwater
>>fish with a close relative, the dog-eating catfish -- was listed as
>>critically endangered in 2003 after research showed its numbers had fallen
>>by at least 80% over the past 13 years.
>>
>>Fishermen believe the catfish species has been declining largely because
>>of
>>dams and environmental damage along the Mekong River -- home to more
>>species of giant fish than any other river, an earlier statement by the
>>WWF
>>and National Geographic Society said. - Sapa-AP
>>
>>===================================
>>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0506300241jun30,1,5722279.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Not enough cole slaw in Asia for this one
>>
>>By Michael Kilian
>>Washington Bureau
>>Published June 30, 2005
>>
>>
>>WASHINGTON -- It sounds like the world's biggest fish story, but the
>>National Geographic Society here confirmed it Wednesday: A 646-pound giant
>>catfish caught recently by Thai fishermen in the Mekong River is the
>>largest freshwater fish ever recorded.
>>
>>The grizzly bear-size creature was examined and measured by associates of
>>the Great Fishes Project, a joint effort of the World Wildlife Fund and
>>National Geographic to identify and save such aquatic giants before they
>>succumb to overfishing, pollution and industrial development.
>>
>>Comparing data, project members determined that this new catch was 11
>>pounds heavier than the previous record holder--another Mekong giant
>>catfish.
>>
>>"I expect we're still going to find bigger fish than these," said
>>University of Wisconsin fisheries biologist Zeb Hogan, the project
>>director. "It's astonishing."
>>
>>According to Hogan, the Mekong has been a good habitat for such monsters
>>because it is one of the deepest rivers in the world, reaching depths of
>>more than 200 feet.
>>
>>The record catfish, however, was taken May 1 at one of the river's shallow
>>points, in waters ranging from 5 to 10 feet deep, Hogan said.
>>
>>Don't ask what lures or strength of line was used. The Thais employ gill
>>nets that they trail 100 feet or so behind boats.
>>
>>"The fish struggle with the nets and become more entangled," Hogan said.
>>"After an hour or so, they tire enough that they can be hauled ashore."
>>
>>Though many of these big cats in the river are voracious eaters of other
>>fish, this one was of a vegetarian species that subsists on underwater
>>plants and algae.
>>
>>Once measurements and photographs were taken, project members and other
>>environmentalists wanted the giant fish returned to the water.
>>
>>"But the Thai Department of Fisheries has a policy that requires
>>extracting
>>sperm or eggs from the fish first," Hogan said.
>>
>>The process took a day or more, and the fish died, he said. It was sold
>>for
>>food and eaten.
>>
>>Hogan, who was interviewed by phone from Mongolia, said his search for an
>>even larger fish would next take him to China's Yangtze.
>>
>>New contenders for the title of the world's largest freshwater fish
>>include
>>the Mongolian salmon, giant sturgeon, giant lungfish, razor-toothed gar,
>>arapaima, giant freshwater stingray and the dog-eating catfish.
>>
>>But Hogan is betting it will be the Chinese paddlefish, a creature
>>indigenous to the Yangtze.
>>
>>"It's a long, slender fish that looks like a sturgeon," he said, "except
>>it
>>has this long paddlelike [protuberance] extending from its snout. The fish
>>uses it in smelling things. It looks something like a lollipop."
>>
>>
>>
>>Copyright © 2005, Chicago Tribune
>>===================================
>>http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2005/06/30/1111402-ap.html
>>
>>Big catfish caught
>>BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thai fishermen caught a catfish weighing 293
>>kilograms - 646 pounds - which is believed to be the world's largest
>>freshwater fish ever recorded, a researcher said Thursday.
>>
>>The 2.7-metre (8.9-foot) Mekong giant catfish was netted May 1 by
>>villagers
>>in Chiang Khong, a remote district in northern Thailand, and weighed by
>>Thai fisheries department officials, said Zeb Hogan, who leads an
>>international project to locate and study the world's largest freshwater
>>fish species.
>>
>>The fishermen had hoped to sell the massive fish to environmental groups,
>>which planned to release it to spawn upriver, but it died before it could
>>be handed over, and was later chopped up and sold in pieces to villagers
>>to
>>be eaten.
>>
>>"This is the largest individual fish of the species that's listed as the
>>biggest in the Guinness Book of World Records," Hogan told The Associated
>>Press by telephone.
>>
>>Hogan, whose work is funded by the World Wildlife Fund and the National
>>Geographic Society, said he is planning to write a paper about the catch
>>to
>>be published in a scientific journal. "That's the best way to document
>>this
>>kind of thing," he said.
>>
>>The Mekong giant catfish - which shares the title of largest freshwater
>>fish with a close relative, the dog-eating catfish - was listed as
>>critically endangered in 2003 after research showed its numbers had fallen
>>by at least 80 per cent over the past 13 years.
>>
>>Fishermen believe the catfish species has been declining largely because
>>of
>>dams and environmental damage along the Mekong River - home to more
>>species
>>of giant fish than any other river, said a statement released earlier by
>>the WWF and National Geographic Society.
>>
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>>cheers
>>pluto
>
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> Charles
>
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