High fishing catch expected this season

The fishing season, which began last Thursday and is expected to last until February, will see better yields due to higher water levels in the Tonle Sap Lake and River, according to director-general of the Agriculture Ministry’s fisheries administration. He explained that water levels in the Tonle Sap River and Lake are expected to be two meters higher compared to the same period last year. Fishery Action Coalition Team’s Tonle Sap project coordinator Minh Bunly echoed the government official’s statements, adding that higher water levels will encourage the fish to breed, thus increasing the population in the lake and river. According to the Agriculture Ministry, the total catch of freshwater fish in the Kingdom last year was 751,000 tons, with Tonle Sap Lake and River contributing to more than half the figure. (Source: Khmer Times)