Battambang Fish Market

I have never seen so much fish in one place in all of my 23 years, and in the height of dry season with temperatures reaching the mid-forties, well, you can just imagine the smell! Some of the fish come from Tonle Sap lake, however, sadly due to over fishing throughout all seasons in Vietnam and some horrific methods such as electric shocking the water which kills everything (not just fish), the majority are imported from Thailand. It just goes to show the knock on effect of irresponsible cultivation for potentially thousands of people from many miles away.Lue lisää