I.
Introduction
1. Background: This
project was started in 1994 and finished its phase I in 1997. Phase II started
in 1999 and will finish in 2005. It is based in MRC secretariat. This project
is supported by DANIDA through the Mekong River Commission.
1.
Objectives: To strengthen the capacity of the
Fisheries Department for fisheries management, especially regarding inland
water fisheries through:
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training and human resources development
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the establishment of a data base and review of the
freshwater capture fisheries of the Great Lake, Tonle Sap river and Mekong
flood plains for use in management and planning of future development; and
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The establishment of a database of socioeconomic characteristics
of fishing communities.
3.
Counterparts/Partners: MAFF (Department of Fisheries), MRC.
4.
Activities: As below
5. Location: Selected
areas of the Great Lake, Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers associated flood plains; covering
the 13 provinces which have fishing lots especially, Battambang, Siem Reap,
Kompong Thom, Pursat, Kompong Chhnang, Kompong Cham, Kandal, and Phnom Penh.
II.
The Activities Related to Mekong
1. Current
Activities: Research and management of freshwater fisheries. Development of
human resources of Department of fisheries staff. Data collection and
assessment of inland waters fish catches. Publication of a guide for the
identification of 500 Cambodian Mekong River fish species, Socioeconomic fisher
folk household survey in Battambang, Pursat, and Kompong Thom.
2. Future Activities: Establishment
of a Fisheries Research Institute. The Institute conducts biological as well as
socio-economic inland fisheries data collection and research, with the overall
development objective of improving the food security of the rural and poor
population of Cambodia through optimum utilization of the inland fisheries
resources within the freshwater-ecosystems of the Mekong River Basin.
- Contact Person :
Nicolas Van Zalinge Chief Technical Advisor
- Address :
#186 Norodom Boulevard, Fisheries Department, Phnom Penh
- Post :
PO Box 582
- Phone :
(855) 23 427 048/723 275
- E-mail :
MRCFISH@bigpond.com.kh/ IFRRIC@bigpond.com.kh