Two-month haul shows uptick in illegal fishing

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Phak Seangly and Khouth Sophak Chakrya

Cambodia's river guards have reported confiscating more than 35,000 metres of gill nets, 21 boats and an assortment of homemade grenades during patrols in Mekong Irrawaddy Dolphin Sanctuary in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces between May and July.

However, just three offenders accused of illegal fishing were sent to court during that period.

The haul, which also included more than 1,100 metres of illegal hooked lines and over 650 fishing hooks, appears to represent a considerable increase on 2014, when a total 62,100 metres of fishing nets were confiscated during the entire year.

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