Studies from J.J.L. Rowley and colleagues yield new information about aquatic conservation.

China Weekly News | January 20, 2009 | Copyright

"1. The worldwide trade in aquarium fish is a multi-billion dollar industry," scientists in Phnom Penh, Cambodia report.

"One of the most popular and expensive species traded is the Asian arowana Scleropages formosus. As a result of over-harvesting for the aquarium fish trade, S. formosus is now endangered and commercial international trade in the species is prohibited under CITES. Despite this, very little is known about S. formosus in the wild. 2. Interviews were conducted with 62 local villagers at four sites in Koh Kong province, south-west Cambodia, to obtain ...

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