According to the conservationists ‘ report, The Mekong’s Forgotten Fishes, about 19 % of the 1, 148 or more fish species in the Mekong are on the verge of extinction, with some saying that the figure may be higher because too little information is available about 38 percent of the species ‘ conservation status.
18 types, including two of the largest fish in the world, the largest fish in the world, and the largest freshwater ray, are among the species that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed as thoroughly endangered.
On the Mekong River, Hogan said,” Some of the largest and finest seafood… everywhere on planet occur.”
At least 40 million people in the Lower Mekong lake whose livelihood depends on the river could be harmed by seafood decline in the Mekong, which accounts for over 15 % of the world’s interior capture and generates over US$ 11 billion periodically.
Hogan claimed that coordination efforts to stop the fish population’s negative effects was” not too late” for the states in the river.
There is still hope, he said, “if we take action, cumulatively take action, to produce the river responsibly.”