Binh Lieu: Releasing nearly 60,000 fish fry to regenerate aquatic resources

On August 16, at Na Mo reservoir, Vo Ngai commune, Binh Lieu district, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the province coordinated with Binh Lieu district and the Quang Ninh Fisheries Association to organize a program to release fish fry to restore aquatic resources.

At the ceremony, delegates released nearly 60,000 freshwater aquatic fish fry including: bighead carp, silver carp, common carp, grass carp, black carp, bighead carp, and tilapia into Na Mo reservoir, Vo Ngai commune.

Releasing aquatic species into natural waters contributes to the restoration and regeneration of natural resources, balancing the ecosystem, stabilizing the livelihoods of communities living on fishing along rivers and lakes, and providing clean food sources with high nutritional value for the people. At the same time, it promotes and raises awareness and perception of regenerating, protecting and developing aquatic resources.

Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, leaders of Binh Lieu district, the Provincial Fisheries Association, officials and people of Binh Lieu district released nearly 60,000 fish fry into Na Mo reservoir.

The province currently has 188 irrigation reservoirs with a total designed capacity of 359 million ^m3 and 460 dams in mountainous areas. From 2019 to 2023, the province released more than 36.4 million aquatic seeds into the natural environment to supplement, regenerate and develop natural resources; in the first 7 months of 2024 alone, more than 6.9 million aquatic seeds of various types such as shrimp, marine fish and freshwater fish were released.

Binh Lieu district has about 18 hectares of aquaculture area, of which the cold water fish farming area is about 0.8 hectares, with an annual aquatic product output of about 130 tons. In recent times, activities to protect, restore and develop aquatic resources in the district have received more attention and achieved many encouraging results. Every year, Binh Lieu district releases 15,000-20,000 aquatic breeds of various types to protect, restore and regenerate aquatic resources in the district.

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/binh-lieu-tha-gan-60-000-ca-giong-tai-tao-nguon-loi-thuy-san-3314250.html