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8/10/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1582-8/10/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Cambodia: Why Tonle Sap is world's most threatened lake
Overfishing indeed depletes the fish supply in any water, a sea, lake or river, no matter how abundant the supply is. The increasing population and growing appetite for healthier protein, overfishing is becoming a regional problem beyond borders.
Here in Cambodia, Tonle Sap Lake is literally a large river (tonle), that connects TonlĂ© Sap River to the Mekong. The water level of this lake fluctuates by season but the overall water supply has been decreasing, environmental changes caused by humans are mainly to blame. It casts a dark shadow over the region’s future.
As a more immediate danger, its fish supply is rapidly declining to the level that some fishermen were left no choice but to change their jobs. This is caused by overfishing and the use of illegal fishing methods such as poison, explosives and small-meshed nets.
The problems of this once abundant and resourceful lake are mainly caused by the people who used to be and are supposed to be enjoying the resource of the lake.
Enjoy reading and seeing the video to learn how easily people deplete the vital resource.


http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/cambodia-tonle-sap-world-threatened-lake-160729182522825.html

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