Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish

FILE - Eel farm owner Em Phat, 53, works in Tonle Sap complex, north of Phnom Penh Cambodia, July 31, 2024. An eel crawls in a pool as its farm owner replaces water in the eel rearing pool at Tonle Sap complex, north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 31, 2024. FILE - Eel farmer Luy Nga, 52, sits next to jars where eels are reared at Tonle Sap complex. north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 31, 2024.

Em Phat, 53, studies his eel tanks with the intensity of a man gambling with his livelihood.