The Lake That Feeds The Mekong Basin Is Facing A Shortage Of Fish

November 9, 2019btollesonRSS Sample

Fish broker Khout Phany, 39, (under umbrella) sits while fishermen bring their catch to be weighed in Chhnok Tru, a fishing village at the southern tip of the Tonle Sap lake where it meets the river.

As Cambodia kicks off a three-day water festival, fishermen are struggling to make a living in the face of climate change and hydropower dams.

(Image credit: Michael Sullivan/NPR)