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