Cambodia volunteers step up battle against illegal fishing

'Annihilation trawling' threatens once-bountiful marine environment

20180530_fish_Paul Ferber

Paul Ferber, a Briton, has gained praise from Cambodian authorities and international conservationists for his work to save the country's marine life. (Photo by Denis D. Gray)

DENIS D. GRAY, Contributing writer

SEH ISLAND, Cambodia -- It is late afternoon when Paul Ferber scans the horizon and detects his number one enemy -- approaching Vietnamese seine trawlers. He knows that their kilometers long, fine mesh, bottom-dragging nets will in just one or two passes sweep away years of conservation efforts. "Dolphins, turtles, tiny sea creatures, seagrass -- there's no way anything can escape,'' he says.

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