A Review on Development of Aquaculture in Cambodia

Abstract

Aquaculture in Cambodia is gaining popularity
due to growing anthropogenic pressures. Policy
discourse is promoting its development as a viable
alternative to fisheries. The Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries reports that aquaculture
contributes to the daily livelihoods of rural poor
farmers and employment. Fish is a significant
source of animal protein, and aquaculture-based
fisheries offer enormous potential for fish culture
production. NGOs and other organizations are
playing a significant role in developing
aquaculture and managing aquatic resources in
Cambodia. This study is to review on the
development of aquaculture sector in Cambodia.
The result showed that fish is the most important
source of animal protein in Cambodian people’s
daily diet. There is enormous potential in fish
culture production from floating cage culture,
earthen pond culture and rice-fish culture and
other fish culture activities in small water bodies or
aquaculture-based fisheries in Cambodia.
Moreover, fish does not only play a major role in
the daily diet, but also in the employment,
economy of the rural poor farmer and
improvement of women role in aquaculture