Phnom Penh, Nov. 6 -- Cambodia is preparing to install automated cameras and an advanced monitoring system at its Mekong Dolphin Monitoring, Surveillance and Conservation Centre in a move aimed at strengthening efforts to protect the endangered freshwater mammal from illegal fishing, The Phnom Penh Post reported.
The system is expected to become operational by the end of this year.
Images and information collected by the cameras will be transmitted to the centre, helping authorities identify high-risk areas, plan patrols and respond more quickly and effectively to illegal fishing activities while making better use of available resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement on November 5.
The project is...