The Songkhram River is a large tributary of the Mekong River which runs through the northern part of northeast Thailand. The river system supports a large but previously undescribed capture fi shery. This survey covered villages within the lower one-third of the Songkhram River Basin (SRB), where extensive wetlands are associated with the most productive fi sheries. The survey used two approaches (i) a census (by questionnaire) of all village leaders, to provide a broad coverage of the LSB, and (ii) a sample survey carried out by surveyors within 27 randomly selected villages that covered 353 households | Socio-economics of the fisheries of the lower Songkhram River Basin northeast Thailand MRC Technical Paper No. 17 January 2008 ISSN 1683 - 1489 Ä mrc 4bleo n-l-ru o Mekong River Commission Socio-economics of the fisheries of the lower Songkhram River Basin northeast Thailand MRC Technical Paper No. 17 January .
