This Post is a little Late as it happened a few weeks ago, but it took a while to gather all the pics.
On a regular trip to Koh Rung Samleom we moored up next to a Khmer Fishing Boat, We noticed in amongst there catch, 4 juvenile Cobia and a rare horseshoe crab which is on the endangered species list here in Cambodia and should have already been release.
After a few minutes of haggling we asked our captain to help and he managed to negotiate a price of $10 for us to buy the 4 Cobia and horse shoe crab. We then took them to another less fished area and released them.
Every little bit helps.
The only down side was the dead Seahorses drying on the front of the fishing boat, it is also illegal by Cambodian law to catch seahorses but these laws are rarely enforced, which is why the seahorse classed as an endangered species are still in grave danger in Cambodia.
Catch and Release, Conservation in Cambodia transfer to our boat.
Net Damage
The First Horse shoe crab we have seen in Cambodia, back in the Ocean
The first of 4 Juvinile Cobia returned to the sea
This was the only sad part of the day, there where at least 2 pregnant makes hanging here and this is just 1 of hundreds of boats destroying the eco system in Cambodian Waters.
The Seahorses in Cambodia need help, if you feel you ca contribute to their protection please visit our Seahorse gallerys at www.diveshopcambodia.com/photo%20galleries/newseahorse/latestseahorse.htm and send us an email.
Thank you!
The Dive Shop Cambodia
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