# Joint team seizes illegal fishing gear in Kampong Chhnang

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Original publication: 2025-08-28T04:27:00Z

A joint enforcement team seized illegal gear and returned about 145 kilograms of fish to Tonle Sap on August 27.

On August 27, 2025, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Undersecretary of State ប៉ែន ផល្លីកា led a specialist team to Kampong Chhnang on behalf of Minister Dit Tina. It included ឈិន តួ, deputy head of the southern Tonle Sap Fisheries Administration inspectorate, លី ឡា, head of the Kampong Chhnang Fisheries Administration cantonment, and lake fisheries enforcement personnel. The provincial military subregion, Battalions 70 and 911 and Kampong Leaeng district unified command chair យ៉ែម លក្ខិណា supported the operation. The team totalled 37 people.
The team inspected and tackled illegal fishing from Angkor Tveep to the embankment in Svay Rumpear commune, Kampong Leaeng district, and at Boeung Suong in Kampong Os village and commune, Choul Kiri district. It seized illegal fishing equipment.
1. One seine-net barrier case covering four sites, with 400 metres of netting, 160 stakes and six tube traps.
2. One fine-mesh barrier case covering 20 sites, with 1,840 metres of netting, 690 stakes and 22 tube traps. The team also released about 145 kilograms of mixed fish back into Tonle Sap waters.
The undersecretary said inspections and assessments showed a marked decline in illegal fishing. He thanked the joint team and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces for protecting natural resources and carrying out enforcement. He urged them to continue close cooperation and rotating day and night patrols and improve fisheries conservation and development in Tonle Sap for the public benefit.
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
By KPS99TV.

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