Cambodian fisherman accidentally hooks giant freshwater ray in Mekong
A 180kg female giant freshwater stingray was accidentally caught by Mekong River fishermen in Koh Preah community in Koh Preah village and commune of Stung Treng province’s Siem Bok district.
Sin Piseth, a river guard based in Koh Preah village, told The Post on May 9 that the Stingray was caught by a fisherman named Korn Sopheap after it swallowed one of his baited hooks on the end of a line he had cast into the water with his fishing rod.
“After he saw that he caught the giant stingray, he called out to villagers to help him as the stingray dove further into the water in the middle of the river but remained hooked on his line,” he said.
“Then villagers came and pulled the stingray to the side of the river and called the river guard who contacted the Wonders of the Mekong project to record the details about it before releasing it back to the river,” he said.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya/The Phnom Penh Post
