In 2014, the EU-funded community fisheries conservation project in the Tonle Sap established a 65-hectare fish conservation zone, or community protected area (CPA), in Boeung Chhmar Ramsar site. Quarterly focus group discussions and monthly monitoring have shed light on both successes and challenges. The main success has been the decline in illegal fishing in the CPA, which has resulted in increased fish catches during the high fishing season. Seven out of 10 villagers at a focus group discussion in July […]





