[1/5] A general view of a floating fishing village near Kampong Phluk at Tonle Sap Lake, in Siem Reap, Cambodia November 15, 2023.
REUTERS/Chantha Lach Acquire Licensing RightsKAMPONG PHLUK, Cambodia, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Fisherman Siem Huat has seen fish stocks dwindle in recent years in Cambodia's majestic Tonle Sap Lake, and with them, his family's sole source of income.
"Sometimes there is rainfall in the wrong months or it gets so hot I can't go out to fish," said the 45-year-old Siem Huat, as he navigated his boat through mangroves to pull in nets carrying disappointingly few fish.
The Mekong River typically swells in the rainy season as it converges with Cambodia's Tonle Sap River, sending an unusual reversed flow into the Tonle Sap Lake that fills up the latter and spawns bountiful fish stocks.
Reporting by Chantha Lach, Napat Wesshasartar; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor and Clarence FrenandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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Chantha Lach, Siem, Napat, Kanupriya Kapoor, Clarence Frenandez
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Kampong Phluk, Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia, PHLUK, Asia's, Sap, Dubai