Dwindling stocks hit fishermen’s income

Poor haul: A disappointed Siem Huat (front) looking at the meagre catch on his boat near Kampong Phluk at Tonle Sap Lake in Siem Reap, Cambodia. — Reuters

Fisherman Siem Huat has seen fish stocks dwindle in recent years at the Tonle Sap Lake, and with them, his family’s sole source of income.

Experts say extreme weather brought by climate change, ecological disruption from dam-building, wetland conversions, and overfishing threaten food supplies and livelihoods for the millions who depend on South-East Asia’s largest lake.