Management of Illegal Fishing in Lower Sesan 2 Reservoir Stung Treng

The research focuses on “Illegal Fishing Management in Lower Sesan 2 Reservoir Stung Treng Province Cambodia” with two research objectives: to understand the illegal fishing situation and to explore solutions to address the illegal fishing issues in the Lower Sesan 2 Reservoir. The research is approached by a Conceptual Framework addressing four elements of illegal fishing in the Lower Sesan 2 reservoir. Fourth eight community fishery committee members and community fishery members (36% of whom are women) joined in group discussions and 35 local fishers and stakeholders were interviewed. Two types of data were gathered in this research: secondary and primary data. The livelihoods of local fishers and migrant fishers in Lower Sesan 2 reservoir were identified: fishing rice production farming animal husbandry NTFP collection. Some local fishers and all migrant fishers including men women and youths carried out illegal fishing in Lower Sesan 2. They used illegal fishing gear caught endangered fish species fished in a conservation area fished with illegal fishing gear during the close fishing season trading fish without a license. The causes of illegal fishing in Lower Sesan 2 reservoir were found. The performances and challenges and opportunities of stakeholders in fishery resource management in Lower Sesan 2 were identified. The strategies of sustainable fishery resource management were found. Some recommendations were produced.