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- The *ICLARM Quarterly
Vol.
22, No. 2 (April - June 1999)
AFSSR
News Section
Fish
Consumption Pattern in Major Freshwater Fisheries
Provinces of Cambodia
M.
Ahmed, Hap Navy, Ly Vuthy and R.A.V. Santos
Abstract
Production
and consumption of fish were estimated for a one
year period during 1995-96 using a sample of 5
117 households. The sample was taken from a study
area covering 83 sample communes in 51 fishing
districts belonging to eight freshwater fisheries
provinces. About 39% of households in fishing
dependent communities were actively involved in
fishing. Of the total fishing households, 14%
took part in commercial fishing using middle-scale
fishing gear. Average annual catch per household
for middle-scale and family fishing was 3 319
kg and 647 kg, respectively. Nearly 40% of the
fish catch was consumed within the communes. The
per capita consumption of fresh fish by fishing
households (49.7 kg/yr) was higher than that of
non-fishing households (39.9 kg/yr). Including
processed fish, the total fish consumption by
the fishing dependent communes was estimated at
75.6 kg per capita per annum. Given this high
rate of fish consumption, development interventions
must consider the role of fisheries in ensuring
a sustainable livelihood and food security to
Cambodia’s growing population.
M.
Ahmed and R.A.V. Santos are from *ICLARM, MCPO
Box 2631, 0718 Makati City, Philippines; Hap Navy
and Ly Vuthy are from the Project for Management
of Freshwater Capture Fisheries of Cambodia, Department
of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, Cambodia.
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