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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (685588)	6/14/2005 11:37:46 AM
From: Wayners	Respond to of 769670

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (685588)	6/14/2005 12:09:41 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

kennyboy: have you/WA ever released any salmon ??? Giant Catfish to Be Released in Cambodia By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 11:24 a.m. ET PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Four giant catfish will be released back into the wild in Cambodia to try to boost numbers of the species thought to be on the verge of extinction, a wildlife conservation group said Tuesday. The fish, which weigh about 110 pounds each, have been raised in captivity for the past seven years and will hopefully reproduce after they are returned to the Mekong River, said Seng Teak, country director of the World Wildlife Fund. ''The release is very significant for the preservation of this species for the future,'' he said. At a ceremony Wednesday, officials will free the fish at a junction of the Mekong and one of its tributaries, the Tonle Sap, in the capital of Phnom Penh, the group said. The adult fish were captured when they were small and have been raised in ponds, the statement said. It did not say whether the ponds were privately owned or located at government fisheries. The Mekong giant catfish -- known among Cambodians as ''the king of fish'' -- can grow to nearly 10 feet long and a weight of 660 pounds. Some people in the Mekong countries of Southeast Asia believe the species has been fished for thousands of years. But in recent years, its population has dwindled due to overfishing, dam building and navigation projects. It has been listed as critically endangered after research showed its numbers had fallen by at least 80 percent over the past 13 years. Seng Teak said there were concerns the fish might have problems adjusting to the natural environment as they had been raised in captivity for so long. ''But if they can adapt to the wild and breed in their natural habitat, that can increase the population in the future,'' he said. ''This is our hope because the giant catfish species is almost extinct and the few that remain are under threat.'' Prior to their release, they will be fitted with tags meant to warn fishermen that they must be kept alive and returned to the wild, the statement said.