Seasonal differences and causes of freshwater fish fishing in Cambodia

Cambodia is rich in fresh water and marine resources. With the continuous innovation of fishing technology, the consumption of edible fish is increasing. Due to the growing demand for aquatic products in the consumer market, aquaculture and fishery based on aquaculture have played an important role in the livelihood of Cambodian families.

According to statistics, it mainly comes from the wild fishing of the Great Lakes Mekong River, Tonle Sap Lake and Brasack River and their related flood plain waters, but its contribution rate to the total output of aquatic products is increasing year by year. Compared with fisheries, Cambodia's aquaculture production is still low and the scale of aquaculture is small. Aquaculture in Cambodia mainly includes freshwater aquaculture and seawater aquaculture.

Introduction;

According to the scale, it can be subdivided into small, medium and large-scale farming. The main farming methods are cage, pond and fence farming. In recent years, the Cambodian government has formulated the 20 14-20 19 fishery development strategy renewal plan to vigorously support medium and large-scale aquaculture. Cage and pen culture are the main production methods of freshwater culture in Cambodia.

Its history can be traced back to 10 century. Due to the particularity of the Mekong River hydrological cycle and its natural buffer reservoir, freshwater fish fishing in Cambodia is highly seasonal, especially large carnivorous fish such as mandarin fish and catfish, which have been consumed by the rich. In 1960s, Cambodia began to develop pond culture.