Bagnet fishers hauled in over 16,000 tons of fish from the Tonle Sap between October
2004 and March 2005, the biggest catch since systematic records have been kept, according
to a report in the May issue of Catch and Culture, published by the Mekong River
Commission. This year's catch follows on the heels of the lowest catch in recorded
history, just 6,000 tons during the 2003-2004 season. Experts speculate that the
low catches from previous seasons were due to light rainfall, lower flood levels
and illegal fishing during the closed season. They hope this year's high numbers
reflect a reduction in illegal fishing, as well as higher water levels, pointing
to an extensive education and enforcement campaign carried out in 2004. The fish
were mostly a small cyprinid species known as trey riel.
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