Shock find sparks calls for dolphin protection


A dolphin calf killed by illegal fishing in Stung Treng province found on Nov 15. - FB

PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Natural Resources Conservation Organisation have condemned the use of illegal fishing equipment, following the recent discovery of a deceased juvenile freshwater dolphin which was killed by electric shock devices in Stung Treng province.

The dead Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) was about 7 years old and weighed 65kg. It was discovered in Siem Bok district’s Koh Chreum village of O’Mreah commune.

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