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Tag: Fishing

A shirtless fisherman wearing a ball cap holds up a fishing net and pulls out tiny silver fish caught in the Tonle Sap Lake in Siem Reap Province in December 2017. Roun Ry
Posted inOpinion

To Save a Dying Lake, Mekong Nations Must Act as One

abby seiff headshotlen leng headshotroun ry headshot by Abby Seiff, Len Leng and Roun Ry 9 February 202228 February 2022

Mekong nations must act collectively to preserve Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake, its fisheries and the livelihoods that depend on them. If not, human-made problems of illegal fishing, hydropower dams and climate change will spell disaster for millions.

Shipping boats and dredgers form a blockade across the Mekong River in July 2021 near the Cambodia-Vietnam border, blocking ethnic Vietnamese fishers evicted from Phnom Penh waters from crossing into Vietnamese territory. (Danielle Keeton-Olsen)
Posted inFeature

Stateless Fishers Cast Out by Cambodia, Shut Out by Vietnam

Danielle Keeton-Olsen - New NaratifNicseybon Samoeun headshot by Danielle Keeton-Olsen and Nicseybon Samoeun 6 August 202127 August 2021

Long marginalised and stateless, ethnic Vietnamese fishers in Cambodia have once again been evicted from their floating dwellings on Phnom Penh waterways. Now, hundreds have tried to migrate to Vietnam, but amid the pandemic, they have been left adrift.

Collage portrait of Kem Ley
Posted inOpinion

The Anti-Vietnamese Legacy of Kem Ley

Headshot of Tim Frewer by Tim Frewer 16 July 202125 January 2022

There were two sides to Kem Ley, the beloved Cambodian activist who was murdered five years ago: the calm, insightful public intellectual, and the hyperbolic nationalist who wanted to rid Cambodia of “illegal Vietnamese immigrants”, writes Tim Frewer.

Posted inInvestigation

On Patrol, a Mekong Village Tackles Electric Fishing Scourge

Gerald Flynn headshotAvatar photoAvatar photo by Gerald Flynn, Andy Ball and Sorn Srenh 8 February 20216 December 2021

Volunteer community patrollers along the Mekong in Cambodia aim to stop a rise in illegal electric fishing, which harms river ecosystems and livelihoods that rely on protected fisheries. But the sale of outlawed gear allows the dangerous practice to continue.

Posted inFeature

“The Queen” Dredging a Fishing Dead Zone

Eko Rusdianto - New Naratif by Eko Rusdianto 7 December 20205 May 2021

The seas off the coast of Makassar in South Sulawesi used to be filled with fish. In recent times, however, fishermen say the practice of sand dredging for reclamation projects has depleted fish stocks and caused families to go hungry.

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Posted inFeature

Mappanre Tasi: A Tale of Two Fishing Islands

Avatar photo by F Daus AR 23 November 20205 May 2021

In Sulawesi, two islands are home to the Mappanre Tasi ritual—a celebration of the sea which takes place at Islamic New Year. In recent times, the ritual has become increasingly under threat as conflicting fishing practices and religious fervour begin to endanger its spiritual premise.

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Fear and Loathing at Citarum’s Pollution Ground Zero

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Adi Renaldi and Iqbal Kusumadirezza 15 October 202031 May 2021

Along West Java’s longest river, the Citarum, chemical pollution, siltation and agriculture waste have made the waterway one of the world’s dirtiest. Those working on its banks say efforts are being made to clean it up. But will they turn the tide?

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Climate Change and Community Persistence

Zulkifli Mangkau headshot by Zulkifli Mangkau 13 July 202018 May 2021

In Sulawesi, the effects of climate change have become increasingly noticeable, but local communities are fighting back with a dose of community persistence.

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Posted inResearch

Frontier Islands and Climate Change: A Story From Indonesia’s Sangihe Islands

Avatar photo by Siska Limbengpiah 2 July 20205 May 2021

Daily life on a small island in Sangihe District, a frontier district in Indonesia, demonstrates how local communities are responding to the effects of climate change, and how its impact varies with factors like age, gender, and socioeconomic class.

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Tonle Sap - New Naratif
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As Flooded Forests Burn, Cambodia Dreams of Carbon Credit Cash

Danielle Keeton-Olsen - New Naratifroun ry headshot by Danielle Keeton-Olsen and Roun Ry 24 February 20208 February 2022

Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake ecosystem has been strained by hydropower dams, drought and unprecedented forest fires. Now, surrounding flooded forests, people who rely on them, and the forests’ carbon-capturing potential face increasing threats.

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