100-kilo Siamese Giant Carp caught in Tonle Sap.
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:11 pm
Fisherman protects endangered species of carp. Well done.
100-kilo carp caught in Tonle Sap
Thu, 29 September 2016
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
A 100-kilogram Siamese giant carp that had been caught in a fisherman’s gill net was freed and released into the Tonle Sap lake by Fisheries Administration officials on Tuesday.
Yon Kunthea, a 36-year-old fisherman from Pursat province’s Krakor district, had sailed across the lake to set his fishing net in a more shallow area where smaller fish are typically found.
“I was collecting the fishing net to retrieve the small fish, but I saw a huge tear in the fishing net,” he said. “When I lifted it, I saw a huge Siamese giant carp trapped in it. At that time, I was overwhelmed because it was huge, and I have never experienced that before,” he said, adding that he promptly called the authorities to inspect and free the huge carp.
The Siamese giant carp is a rare and endangered freshwater species...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/1 ... -tonle-sap
100-kilo carp caught in Tonle Sap
Thu, 29 September 2016
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
A 100-kilogram Siamese giant carp that had been caught in a fisherman’s gill net was freed and released into the Tonle Sap lake by Fisheries Administration officials on Tuesday.
Yon Kunthea, a 36-year-old fisherman from Pursat province’s Krakor district, had sailed across the lake to set his fishing net in a more shallow area where smaller fish are typically found.
“I was collecting the fishing net to retrieve the small fish, but I saw a huge tear in the fishing net,” he said. “When I lifted it, I saw a huge Siamese giant carp trapped in it. At that time, I was overwhelmed because it was huge, and I have never experienced that before,” he said, adding that he promptly called the authorities to inspect and free the huge carp.
The Siamese giant carp is a rare and endangered freshwater species...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/1 ... -tonle-sap
