These barges dredge sand from the bottom of the Mekong river destroying the river bottom. They suck up sand, fish, eggs. Everything along with sand. Fishermen complain that there are less fish in the river. Go figure. That is one reason fish ponds are important. If they didn't have fish ponds then the Cambodians would starve.
As it is, Cambodia is importing 35% of their fish from Vietnam right now. The government doesn't allow Cambodians to export any fish. They need it here. As you can see these huge barges and there are many everyday.
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| Barge is full |
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| Pumping station |
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| barges is empty and there are at least 20 of these everyday. The sand is used to build with. About half is exported to Vietnam. Vietnam has huge fines for doing this. So Cambodia is where a lot of theirs come from. |
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