Fisheries play an important economic and social role in many parts of Cambodia, contributing to food and nutrition security. But many young people in fishing families no longer want to carry on their families’ traditional way of life.
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Mey Leab
Leab Mey, a resident of Kampong Cham province in eastern Cambodia, is studying an advanced program in water resources engineering at Thuy Loi University (formerly Water Resources University, Hanoi) on a scholarship from the Vietnamese government. She finished high school from Preah Sisowath High School.