Cambodia saw more than $1.7 billion in profits in the past year from the aquaculture and freshwater fishery industry, with more than 380,000 tons of yield from the freshwater fisheries.

This is according to the report of the Fisheries Administration at the closing ceremony of the meeting to review the work of the fisheries sector in 2021 and the direction of implementation in 2022 on the afternoon of January 24.

According to the Fisheries Administration’s report, the total yield of the aquaculture and fisheries sector in 2021 was 856,400 tons, of which 383,050 tons were freshwater, 125,000 tons were marine and 348,350 tons were aquaculture. Export from the sector was clocked at 3,469 tons. Profits from the sector was reported to be more than $1.713 billion.

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