The Minister of Agriculture of Cambodia has instructed officials to use equipment confiscated during a crackdown on illegal fishing on the Tonle Sap lake for other agricultural and fishery activities instead of destroying them.
Since the campaign started last month, at least 13 fish traders have been arrested for fishery crimes in the provinces of Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, Kampong Thom, Banteay Meanchey and Siem Reap. The crackdown has seen the confiscation of a lot of equipment used for illegal fishing.
The Facebook page of the Minister of Agriculture Veng Sakhon yesterday instructed the Fisheries Administration and the Provincial Department of Agriculture to build a case file for both the perpetrators and the confiscated equipment to be sent to the court. He added that some equipment should be used in agriculture after the court ruling…