They're fine to eat, and the ones served in restaurants are farmed so no need to feel any guilt over it.<BR><BR>I think their major threat in the wild is what is being done to the Mekong itself.<BR><BR>A few years ago we visited Nong Kai to take a look at the river - at a riverside restaurant my wife excitedly told me we must have the local squid from the specials menu! I told her there would be no such thing, but order it anyway and see what comes out. It was fish, pla buek or something similar, just sounded a bit like pla muek. I believe it was Mekong Catfish.<BR><BR>I expect a 300 Kg specimen could be a bit chewy though.
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