Fishers left with no land, no fish, in fire sale of Cambodian coast
By Andy BallGerald FlynnVutha Srey This is the second part of a Mongabay series about challenges faced by Cambodia’s small-scale fishers along the coast. Read Part One. KOH KONG & PREAH SIHANOUK, Cambodia — By 11 a.m., the sun was already beating down on Daem Thkov. The chatter of tourists on the nearby beach floated on the gentle sea breeze through the fishing village on the Cambodian island of Koh Rong. But behind the tranquil scenes of turquoise waters, white sands and morning cocktails, an uncertainty has gripped those who call Daem Thkov home. What the tourists sipping cocktails on the be...