Sihanoukville: Preah Sihanouk Provincial Governor Kouch Chamroeun is eyeing to establish an ecotourism area in the province to boost the tourism sector. He has visited the proposed eco-tourism boat port in Trapeang Kea village on Tuesday and urged private enterprise to establish an ecotourism port in Preah Sihanouk province.

Preah Sihanouk Governor Kouch Chamroeun was particularly keen to streamline the construction of tourist boats to reduce the impact on natural resources seeing it as a potential attraction for tourists. He has said the port project would boost the tourism sector, especially the local fishing community, as well as contribute to the protection and conservation of flooded forests in the area.

He stresses that the establishment of this tourist port is beneficial to the economy of Sihanoukville and provides employment to some people in the community, especially the local community can sell fishery products, aquaculture and other agricultural products to customers. The governor also emphasizes that tourism can also use this port to transport tourists to visit the flooded forest area along the canal.

According to the inspection of the proposed site for the construction of the eco-tourism boat port, the actual location of the land in this area has been systematically registered by cutting a 30-meter-long canal, while the applicant claims that he will cooperate with the competent authorities all levels to protect the flooded forest area along the Kampong Smach canal as well. At present, this location has a variety of mangrove forests, such as mangroves, bamboo, resin trees, and others.