Big Fish - Cast Net Fishing - Countryside Boys [Cambodia]
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Cambodia is a country still emerging from the shadow of the genocidal reign of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979 that resulted in the death of 2 million people, or a quarter of Cambodia’s population, before the regime was overthrown by Vietnam.
Fish also flourish in Tonle Sap. The lake and the entire Lower Mekong Basin is the largest inland fishery in the world, the source of 18 percent of the planet’s freshwater fish catch, according to the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers. In Cambodia, fish supply 81 percent of the animal protein its citizens eat and is a staple for the hundreds of thousands of people who live on the lake in more than 170 floating villages. As we chugged by, girls combed out their hair on rocking porches, amphibious little boys hopped from boat to house with smooth grace, ducks quacked in a floating pen, and a family in a boat pulled up to a floating store selling rice, rope, and other necessities. Life in these villages looks bucolic but perhaps not long for this world.
This fecund ecosystem faces a litany of threats: overfishing, pollution, dams, and the conversion of floodplain habitats to rice fields and rubber plantations. Considering the scale of the challenges, it can seem like the lake is living on borrowed time. But there are glimmers of hope. Conservation supported by eco-tourism has succeeded in bringing species back from the brink. Scientists are studying dam and fish dynamics and pushing Mekong countries to consider the whole river basin when building dams. Local activists have had some success in changing government policies on land concessions and halting illegal logging.
Fishing is normal among young boys in country, they spend their free time from schools, go fishing nearby areas with neighbors and help the families income as well. See these three boys working together on field to do fishing with cast net fishing and get a big fish and many more fish.
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The staple diet of Khmer is fresh water fish. With the abundant supply of fish (said to be 600 different species in the Tonle Sap lake), it is not surprising that the Khmer love to eat fish! The majority of Khmer families would have fresh fish at least twice per day except in areas where there are no permanent streams, rivers or lakes. Here during the dry season they may have to catch frogs, crabs, snails, insects and in some places rats from the field! Khmer, like their Thai neighbours will often eat any type of moving animal or insect to ensure a protein intake
Unlike westerners, fishing is not fun for most Khmer. It is a daily chore performed mostly by men and boys who must find fish to feed the family each day. The Khmer have many different techniques to catch fish but it often depends on the season and from where they catch the fish e.g. lake, river or field
Mostly they do not use a fishing line although you may see some children trying to catch fish this way. They use a bamboo pole with a fixed length of fishing line which in this case gets dunked in the water
Other ways to catch fish in Cambodia include
a throw net which is used throughout any season
a long net which can be dragged through the water
a mosquito net is sometimes used as a net when fast running streams become apparent after heavy rains
fish traps made of bamboo which come in various sizes and shapes are left in the lake or rice field during the wet season
mud fishing during the dry season. Certain types of fish stay in the mud during the dry season therefore the Khmer sift through the mud once the water recedes. They catch shrimps, mud fish, cat fish, crabs, snails and eels
fish farms which vary according to location and include
those organised in rivers. Branches and twigs are placed close together in the river and this attracts fish to breed. The Khmer feed the fish on rice husks and then harvest them once large enough
those kept by families on their own land. Some Khmer in certain provinces (particularly those where there are few streams or rivers) may have a squat toilet over their family pond with the human waste used to feed the fish
fish farms built under a floating house. This is commonly used by Vietnamese who often live in floating villages. Houses double as various shops or petrol stations and fish farms are often kept underneath