As the sea warms, struggling Cambodian fishermen seek to preserve crab stocks

Ung Bun dropped the crab - a male that was too small - back into the sea. I can hardly afford to buy gasoline to go out to fish or pay for my children's school fees, and so I face problems with my family," Ung Bun said. "If the villagers see my work, many would not understand what I'm doing," Ung Bun said. Fisherman Ung Bun, 39, works on his boat out at the sea off the coast of Cambodia's southern Kep Province, August 18, 2023. Photo: ReutersSokunchanpimien Thun, 16 years old, eats crabs with her family by the sea near the crab market in Kep Province, Cambodia, August 18, 2023.