Fish output likely to drop

Fishery resources could fall this year because of a lack of flooding along rivers and waterways impeding fish from travelling freely or finding food to encourage their growth, a fishery official says. Sam Nov, deputy general director of Fishery Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, said the level of water in Tonle Sap had reduced, resulting in decreased disbursement of the fish that migrate there. … Minh Bunly, program co-ordinator for Tonle Sap Lake at the Fisheries Action Coalition Team, a Cambodian alliance of local and international NGOs, said there were varying views from fishermen in different areas. He said some believed that outputs dropped because of the lack of flooding, but some said the amount increased as a result of limiting fishing lots owned by the wealthy. …

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