Binh Thuan fishermen lose fish harvest

On July 2, Mr. Huynh Quang Huy, Head of the Fisheries Department of Binh Thuan province, informed that the locality is entering the peak of the Southern fish season, the main seafood exploitation season of the year. However, the current exploitation output is not as expected when many fishing trips of fishermen fail.

The fishing grounds are not favorable, so Binh Thuan fishermen can only exploit seafood of little economic value.

According to some fishermen, in recent months, boats have rarely encountered large fish stocks, but have mainly caught mackerel, anchovies, etc., which have low prices and low yields. While the cost of each trip is very high and the value of exploitation is low, many fishermen have temporarily anchored their boats. In addition, due to the adverse effects of the weather, fishing and exploiting seafood has become even more difficult. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Binh Thuan province, the decline in marine aquatic resources is due to overexploitation over a long period of time and the degradation of the near-shore ecosystem.

To make the sea trips economically efficient, the Fisheries Department of Binh Thuan province encourages offshore fishing vessel owners to install post-harvest seafood preservation systems using Polyuethane (PU) foam powder, lining fishing vessel holds with stainless steel to reduce losses, and sell seafood at a good price. In addition, ship owners should boldly use hydraulic winches, equip horizontal detectors, radars, and long-range communication devices to improve seafood catching capacity. The fisheries sector of Binh Thuan province also recommends that fishermen catch seafood according to the model of groups, united production teams at sea, the model of "mother ship - daughter ship" to support each other in seafood exploitation; promote the implementation of fishing logistics to reduce costs and increase labor efficiency.

NGUYEN TIEN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/ngu-dan-binh-thuan-that-thu-vu-ca-nam-post747460.html