An Vu Vi

Dr An Vi Vu

Freshwater fish ecologist, Research Fellow -Fisheries and Hydropower, Gulbali Institute

Gulbali Institute

Biography

I am an applied researcher in fish ecology with over 20 years’ experience working on different aspects of fish ecology and infrastructure development impacts in the Mekong region. My research is focused on informing the management and conservation of large river systems, and I have specialist expertise in examining fish migrations using otolith chemistry. Before joining the Gulbali Institute, I worked as a fisheries researcher at the Fisheries Ecology and Aquatic Resources Division within the Research Institute for Aquaculture No2 in Vietnam.

Fish and water are critical components in our society. Both fish and water have been under threatened by many factors. Fish catches, important food sources, have been declined due to river development. Fish cannot sustain their populations without water and connections of critical habitats. My research uses innovation tools to sustain and conserve the fisheries, while possible impacts on fish populations are minimised.

Research
  • Fish migration
  • Fish passage
  • Hydropower
  • Irrigation
  • Aquatic ecosystem services
Publications

Recent publications

  • Vu, A. V., Conallin, J., Lunn, Z., Chan, N., Lwin, M. M., Tun, N. N., Cowx, I. G., Baumgartner, L. J., Kewish, C. M., Akester, M., & Limburg, K. E. (2026). Migration and spawning strategies of hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha, Clupeidae) in the Ayeyarwady River revealed by otolith chemistry. Fisheries Research, 293, 107628. Article 107628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107628
  • Ning, N., Barlow, C., Baumgartner, L. J., Bretzel, J. B., Doyle, K., Duffy, D., & Vu, A. V. (2025). A global review of the biology and ecology of the European perch, Perca fluviatilis. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-025-09924-z
  • Doyle, K., Lampard, B., Conallin, J., Vu, A. V., Slater, M., McGregor, C., Rolfe, Z., Pomorin, K., & Baumgartner, L. J. (2025). Citizen science PIT tagging in the Murray–Darling Basin. Charles Sturt University.
  • Vu, A. V., Baumgartner, L. J., Conallin, J., Lunn, Z., Chan, N., Cowx, I. G., Mallen-Cooper, M., Doran, G. S., Gillanders, B. M., Thiem, J. D., Kewish, C. M., & Limburg, K. (2025). Long-distance migrations of catfishes in two large tropical rivers: The Ayeyarwady and Mekong rivers. Fisheries Research, 291, 1-11. Article 107562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107562
  • Bretzel, J. B., Boys, C., Doyle, K. E., Watts, R. J., Vu, A. V., Fallon, A., & Baumgartner, L. J. (2025). Mitigating fish entrainment with fish protection screens at water pumping sites. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 32(6), 542-560. Article e12824. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12824