Traps (Khmer name Lop )

Trap fishing

       There are many types of traps in Cambodian waters. They are constructed from different types of material. For example crab traps (Khmer name Lop Kdarm) were previously constructed of bamboo and were very big whereas now they are constructed of net and can be collapsed. This means that one fisherman can use more than 100 traps.

Table15.The statistic of traps (crab trap, squid trap and fish trap) use in Cambodian sea (Unit = Number)

Province/
Municipality

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Kep
-
-
-
-
100
200
1,000
500
11,550
10,000
Kampot
-
-
997
151
151
2,303
1,745
1,745
1,745
6,175
Sihanoukville
-
320
1,280
1,600
1,450
1,620
1,420
2,300
2,080
2,080
Koh Kong
60
317
-
151
25,060
19,077
19,077
29,415
35,874
48,000
Total
60
637
2,277
1,902
26,761
23,200
23,242
33,960
51,249
66,255

(Source: DoF of Cambodia, 2002)

Fishing Gear and Methods

      Trap in Cambodia can be grouped into six type

                -Fish trap

                -Squid trap

                -Crab trap
                
                     Crab trap (Koh Kong)
                
                     Crab trap (Kampot)

                -Fyke Net

                -Stake trap

                -Octopus trap

   
 
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