Ca Mau (VNA) – Thesouthernmost district of Ngoc Hien in Ca Mau province aims to tap its sea-basedeconomic strengths in fishery and tourism to boost development.
The rural district is 75km from CaMau city and covers 98 square kilometers, housing six communes and one town,with a combined population of 98,000.
It is blessed with three sidesfacing the sea, and a fishing area of 15,000 square kilometers.
Popular destinations include Dat Muiand Khai Long tourism areas, Mui Ca Mau biosphere reserve, and Hon Khoaiisland.
Despite these advantages, Ngoc Hienis a poor district with 11.44 percent of needy households and 6.64 percent ofnear-poor ones, according to Secretary of the district’s Party Committee NguyenTruong Giang.
Developing fisheries is considered asensible move, but most engaging in fishing and aquaculture households facedifficulties in accessing capital, and links with large-scale businesses.
The district has more than 300 lowcapacity fishing vessels, making off-shore fishing activities impossible.
Insufficient investment ininfrastructure hinders tourism development, while serious coast erosion andenvironmental pollution negatively affect local health.
Given the setbacks, Ca Mau provincehas supported the district to build the Nam Can – Dat Mui road, part of the HoChi Minh route in 2015 and to implement the Khai Long wind power and Dat Muitourism development projects.
Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Tran Hong Quan said the locality will enact measures toboost socio-economic development such as building infrastructure, drawing investmentand developing aquatic breeding.
Local authorities plan to developecotourism, community-based tourism, and invite businesses to invest in tourisminfrastructure and improve service quality.
They will also develop Rach Gocfishing port to generate more jobs for locals.
The district aims to have onecommune meeting new rural area requirements in 2017./.
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Khai Long beach in Ca Mau (Source: internet) 
