Phnom Penh, Jun 1 (efe_epa). — An annual temporary ban on commercial fishing began in Cambodia on Wednesday in an effort to prevent the disruption of mating practices and preserve dwindling fish ...

Fishing in Cambodia. Hosted by Evan Kleiman Jun. 16, 2018 Food & Drink. Listen 5 min MORE Tonle Sap Lake is the lifeblood of the fishing industry in Cambodia. Last year, Tonle Sap was deemed by the ...

[1/5] A general view of a floating fishing village near Kampong Phluk at Tonle Sap Lake, in Siem Reap, Cambodia November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Chantha Lach Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab ...

Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry, taking forests and fish with it. Drought and dams have pushed Tonle Sap into dangerous decline, threatening its swamp forests and the fish nurseries there ...

The aim of modernizing both Cambodia’s commercial fishing fleet and the authorities who are supposed to regulate it was clearly mapped out in the national plan, which called for the licensing ...

One researcher spotted a young fishing cat in the sanctuary in broad daylight, suggesting the population may not be under heavy pressure. Globally, the cat’s numbers have plummeted by over 30 ...

Cambodia’s sea level could rise by more than half a meter by 2090, inundating 25,000 hectares and forcing thousands to relocate, according to the government’s 2013 Climate Change Strategic Plan.

A trifecta of climate change, hydropower dams and illegal fishing are threatening the Tonle Sap, and the people who rely on its fish. By Abby Seiff Ms. Seiff is a journalist. When I first met Ly ...

Fishing nets catch only very small fish, or worse, nothing at all. Families speak of giant fish that are now rarely seen. The catch is a fraction of what it used to be.

When the flood recedes, fish go upstream. Therefore, at the end of the flood season in the Mekong Delta, fishermen bring their fishing equipment to Cambodia to net fish. Although they have to pay high ...