Battambang Men Arrested for Illegal Fishing Practices

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Battambang Men Arrested for Illegal Fishing Practices

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Cambodia News (Battambang): On 1 March, 2021, Rokakkiri police collaborated with the local patrolmen in a crack down on illegal fishing at the river in Rokakkiri district, Battambang, and arrested 5 people. The fishermen were using illegal equipment to electrocute the fish.

The police reported that the suspects were identified as Long Vireak, 38 years old man; Eng Kakkada, 26 years old man; Heng Hak, 37 years old man; Hun Sothea, 37 years old; and Sen Lonh, 38 years old. The police confiscated 5 lots of electrical fishing equipment.

The suspects were educated by the authorities and agreed to stop doing illegal fishing before returning home.
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The guys who catch those crickets here that people eat must be pretty tricky or maybe there aren’t any deceptive ways to catch crickets , I made a guess comment that they catch them with by using pesticides but they deleted my comment
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One way they catch crickets.

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The guys who catch those crickets here that people eat must be pretty tricky
They are farmed.
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I thought they were caught at night with a net and lights?
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Re: Battambang Men Arrested for Illegal Fishing Practices

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John Bingham wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:33 pm I thought they were caught at night with a net and lights?

Yes, drive through Cambodia at night and you will see the plastic sheets and UV lights everywhere.
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