"Once nature is victimized, so are the people dependent upon it."
From "The Mekong Currency," by Liesbeth Sluiter
This extraordinary sight can be seen aboard fishing boats every April in an annual ritual offering to Chao Mae Paa Beuk, a female spirit who is believed to protect "paa beuk," a species of giant Mekong catfish. Measuring between 2 and 3 meters in length and weighing anything up to 300 kg, the paa beuk is the world's largest freshwater fish.