Cambodia arrests almost 500 for illegal fishing activities on Tonle Sap Lake


Members of the Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) taking part in an operation to quash illegal fishing activities on the Tonle Sap Lake. - RCA

PHNOM PENH: Since the beginning of the year, the armed forces and other authorities have conducted extensive operations against illegal fishing activities on the Tonle Sap Lake.

To date, they have arrested 478 suspects – including 47 Vietnamese nationals – and destroyed over 2.8 million metres of fishing nets.

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