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
Tonlé 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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