Over 10,000 fish released into water off south-central Vietnam
Thursday, June 08, 2023, 11:37 GMT+7
More than 10,000 fish were released into the Dong Tam waters off Nha Trang City, the capital city of Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam, in an attempt to maintain a balanced ecosystem and diversify marine species.
The release was conducted at the Dong Tam Salangane Island tourism training center within the framework of the 2023 Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival on Monday.
The festival wrapped up on Tuesday, enticing 150,000 tourists to the province during its four-day span.
Among the 10,000 fish were 9,000 baby pomfrets, 700 cobias, and 300 groupers.
Le Duc Tien, deputy director of Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Company, the organizer of the event, said that the release of the sea creatures was aimed at developing marine wildlife and preserving the natural environment.
“Via the release, we expect residents and tourists to join hands to implement numerous practical activities to protect nature and the marine environment,” Tien said.
“The release was also meant to call on fishermen to stop illegal fishing in order not to pollute the water and weaken fishery resources.”
Over the past few years, environmental pollution and unsanctioned fishing have taken a heavy toll on marine wildlife in the waters off Khanh Hoa Province.
Several natural coral reefs and breeding grounds for fish have been destroyed, leading to a scarcity of some species.
As such, the release will restore marine wildlife, help the fishery improve, and develop fishing sustainably and effectively.
Over 60,000 sea creatures had earlier been released into the waters off the province.
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| Over 10,000 fish of different species were released into the waters off Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam to restore marine wildlife. Photo: Tran Hoai / Tuoi Tre |
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