11:09, 30/09/2019

Nha Trang aims to improve aquaculture quality

Nha Trang will rearrange cages and rafts according to the detailed aquaculture zone planning on Nha Trang Bay until 2025 and orientations to 2035. At the same time, many solutions are deployed to implement the planning with the aim to improve the quality of aquaculture.

Nha Trang will rearrange cages and rafts according to the detailed aquaculture zone planning on Nha Trang Bay until 2025 and orientations to 2035. At the same time, many solutions are deployed to implement the planning with the aim to improve the quality of aquaculture.
 
Nha Trang City People's Committee on April 17, 2019 approved the detailed planning project of cage aquaculture area on Nha Trang bay until 2025 and orientation to 2035. Accordingly, the planning scope is the water area of70 ha, including 14ha of Tri Nguyen water surface (Hon Mieu), 6ha of water surface of Bich Dam Island and 50ha of water surface between Bich Dam Island and Dam Bay  (in Vinh Nguyen ward).
 
In the period from 2018 to 2025, the traditional cage aquaculture design is planned in Tri Nguyen with 100 rafts/2,931 cages and Bich Dam with 30 rafts /1,125 cages, common cage size 4 × 4m; cultured species are lobsters and sea fish; high-tech cage and raft aquaculture is planned in the intersection of Bich Dam Island and Dam Bay with 60 circular cages, diameter of 20m, cage area of 314m2.
 

 

Aquaculture in Tri Nguyen area
Aquaculture in Tri Nguyen area

 

 

Nha Trang City People's Committee has developed many solutions to implement the planning, including solutions on policies, investment, fishery encouragement, science and technology, market, trade promotion, breeders, cage and raft rearrangement, and basically technical infrastructure for aquaculture in cages and rafts, environment, disease prevention and production organization. In particular, some outstanding solutions are building community model in cage aquaculture are in the form of self-governing groups, cooperatives, etc. to jointly monitor and manage breeds and epidemics. Environment and prices ...; linking closely among the government, raisers, processors, exporters and  scientists.

In the period from 2026 to 2035, in Tri Nguyen and Bich Dam areas, after phase 1, evaluation and petition to the Provincial People's Committee will be made in the directions as follows: reducing 1.3 ha of farming area in Tri Nguyen island, reducing 1ha in Bich Dam island. Besides traditional farming methods, 4 cages will be planned in Tri Nguyen water and 3 cages in Bich Dam water for aquaculture under high technology. In the water area between Bich Dam and Dam Bay, the planned area of 50 ha for aquaculture with high technology with 60 cages will be maintained.
 
Assigned by Nha Trang City People's Committee to be the project owner, the City Economic Division has jointly declared the detailed planning of cage aquaculture areas in Nha Trang bay to 2025 and orientation to 2035 at Vinh Nguyen Ward People's Committee. Nguyen and 2 traditional farming areas Tri Nguyen and Bich Dam.
 
During the implementation process, one of the important contents is to reorganize cages and rafts according to the planning, including the installation of the system of buoys and anchors to determine the specific position of rafts, and restrict traffic routes to ensure safety of waterway traffic.
 
According to Tran Quang Thinh - Vice Chairman of Vinh Nguyen Ward People's Committee, Tri Nguyen area now has 127 rafts/3,346 cages, while the plan only allows 100 rafts/2,931 cages.  In Bich Dam area, there are currently 29 rafts/more than 700 cages, less than planned. According to the City Economic Division, the consultancy unit is preparing economic and technical reports so that the Urban Management Division will preside over the evaluation. When conducting the arrangement, the division will preside over the rafting meeting and announce which cases will be arranged, which ones will not be arranged, the regime of relocating cage…
 
Khanh Ninh
 
Translated by T.T