14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Young captains.

Boys catching fish and playing on the boat in the mongreves near Tonle Sap lake. The Tonle Sap is one of the most critical freshwater ecosystems in the Mekong River Basin. Climate change and the hydropower network in the upper Mekong drastically influence fish industry and also pose health threat to villagers.

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Date Taken: 10.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Cambodia
Copyright: © Sami Plapis