Anchovy encircling seine (Khmer name Uon Ka Koeum)

       This gear was just introduced to Cambodian waters in the 1960s. It is designed to catch anchovy during the daytime. It means that this fishing gear does not only catch anchovy, but a mixture of species. The most important target species is anchovy that constitutes nearly 70 to 90 % of the total catch. This gear has been used almost exclusively by the fishermen who live in Sihanoukville and Koh Kong (Tab. 11). This fishing gear has a small mesh size as mosquito net and it is operated when fishermen see a school of anchovies.  

       So far this fishing gear has almost disappeared from Cambodian waters because of the degradation of the natural resources and also disturbance from pair-trawlers and light-luring purse seine in the offshore waters of Cambodia. The fishermen who use this type of fishing gear have changed to other fishing gears or combine with other fishing gears as shrimp, crab or fish gill net.

Table6.List of Anchovy encircling seine in Cambodia

Province/ Municipality	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Kep	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kampot	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-
Sihanoukville	1	-	1	1	1	1	-	1	3	3
Koh Kong	12	13	8	7	2	1	-	2	2	-
Total	13	13	9	15	10	2	-	3	5	3

(Source: DoF of Cambodia, 2002)