Fisheries production in Cambodia was valued at $1,712,800,000, reaching 856,400 tonnes in 2021, down by more than 8.5 per cent from 936,300 tonnes a year earlier, according to data from the 2020 and 2021 annual fisheries reports.
Freshwater capture fisheries and aquaculture accounted for 383,050 tonnes and 348,350 tonnes, respectively, down by 7.3 per cent and 13.0 per cent from 413,200 tonnes and 400,400 tonnes in 2020.
On the contrary, marine capture fisheries represented 125,000 tonnes, up by 1.9 per cent from 122,700 tonnes in 2020.
Last year’s fishery exports weighed in at 3,469 tonnes, down more than three per cent from 3,590 tonnes in 2020.
At the annual review meeting on the fisheries sector, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said that work to promote the implementation of fisheries management laws has encountered many complex problems.
Still, he expects the Fisheries Administration (FiA) to achieve better results in 2022, through improved cooperation with stakeholders.
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