Just released fish in Dau Tieng Lake in Tay Ninh, the largest artificial lake in Vietnam, the largest in Southeast Asia

The fish seed release will be carried out on November 8 and 9. It is expected that about 237,735 fish seeds of various types, including: carp, bighead carp, grass carp, catfish, striped snakehead fish and giant freshwater prawns will be released into Tieng Lake.

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Tay Ninh province organized the release of various types of fish into Dau Tieng Lake - the largest artificial freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and also the largest artificial freshwater lake in Vietnam.

On the morning of November 8, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Tay Ninh province released 237,735 fish fry of various types into Dau Tieng Lake, including: carp, bighead carp, grass carp, catfish, striped snakehead fish and giant freshwater prawn.

Participating in the supervision and acceptance of fish seed release were representatives of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee and provincial departments and branches; Duong Minh Chau District People's Committee; Southern Irrigation Exploitation Company Limited.

This time, the fish fry release was carried out on November 8 and 9. To protect the fish after release, the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province had previously issued an official dispatch prohibiting the exploitation of aquatic products; the buying, selling and consuming of aquatic products of illegally exploited origin in Dau Tieng Lake from November 7 to December 7, 2024, in order to help the fish fry have time to develop and move to further waters.

According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of Tay Ninh province, releasing fish fry to supplement Dau Tieng lake is a practical activity that the provincial agricultural sector has continuously carried out since 2005 to date, aiming to regenerate aquatic resources, contributing to the restoration and development of diverse aquatic species to ensure ecological balance in the Dau Tieng lake basin.

Thereby, contributing to raising people's awareness in joining hands to protect the ecological environment, creating long-term benefits for people's fisheries exploitation needs.

Source: https://danviet.vn/vua-tha-ca-o-ho-dau-tieng-o-tay-ninh-ho-nuoc-nhan-tao-lon-nhat-viet-nam-lon-nhat-dong-nam-a-20241110180600343.htm