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Cambodia creates safe zones for Mekong dolphins

24 August 2012
AFP
Agriculture and fishing / Environment and natural resources / Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture / Industries / Land / Rivers and lakes / Tourism / Water resources
Cambodia / Cambodian Government / conservation / conservation area / dolphin conservation area / Eco-tourism / eco-tourism sector / fish cages / fishing zone / floating houses / freshwater dolphins / gill nets / Irrawaddy dolphin / kratie / Kratie Province / Laos / Mekong river

The Cambodian government on Friday said it will limit fishing in a zone in the Mekong River to protect critically endangered freshwater dolphins The Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area will cover a 180-kilometre-long (110 miles) stretch of river from eastern Kratie province to the border with Laos, ...

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