Tonle Sap Lake pulsing system and fisheries productivity

摘要

Cambodian inland fisheries are remarkably important as a source of food and animal protein for the country's population. Cambodian inland fisheries amounted to 360 000 tons in 2002 according to the Department of Fisheries, contributing up to 16% of the GDP. The Tonle Sap Lake and its floodplain play a central part in fisheries productivity, not only for Cambodia but for the other parts of Lower Mekong Basin as well. Mekong Basin developments, major hydropower dams and reservoirs in particular, pose a risk for the sustainability of the Lower Mekong Basin fisheries by changing the hydrological and sediment transport patterns.