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decades ago, Zeb Hogan working
Southeast Asia’s fishes.
species show. Although
close
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that river giants saving megafishes.) Eventually he and I began writing manuscript last year, he still did Then, miraculously, Hogan’s caught. The ray, as it turned out, measured 13 feet long and conservation efforts to protect amazing creatures, so we need to take that newfound knowledge supported by the National Geographic Society, Hogan assemblage of creatures of dam building, pollution, , and climate change. The freshwater ecosystems, Hogan came to suspect that the species, along
the world’s Basin,
wels catfish, Europe’s largest freshwater fish endangered but may still be doing better than
other giant fish sport fishers
releasing enormous
During Hogan suspected,
that Mekong,
increasingly
on a
stretch of the Mekong.) verify. area at the time to set up a firstsystem. The standout female based management approach, require strong buy-in from local “We plan to extend our work more in creating public The hunt goes on largest freshwater fish is not over. “This ray is likely not the biggest particular the arapaima, may reach similar weights as the (Read about a new ago in Brazil, which measured about 10 feet and weighed 540 University of New York, who led the research, said by email. Hogan says his search was always about more than just finding the “It was always about learning
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