Fishing output surges after maritime environment incident
Thua Thien-Hue’s fishing output surges after maritime environment incident
The total output of aquaculture and fishing of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue reached 17,736 tonnes in the last five months, a year-on-year increase of 15.43 percent.
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The total output of aquaculture and fishing of the centralprovince of Thua Thien-Hue reached 17,736 tonnes in the last five months, ayear-on-year increase of 15.43 percent.
Of the figure, aquaculture contributed over 2,700 tonnes while fishing, over14,942 tonnes, up 4.4 percent and 17.8 percent, respectively, showing therecovery of the locality’s aquaculture and fishing after the marine environment incident last year.
As many as 950 billion VND (nearly 41.9 million USD) of compensation has been handedover to local authority so far to pay for locals, who were affected by theincident.
Accordingly, over 270 billion VND (11.76 million USD) was earmarked for ownersof trade entities in coastal wards, communes and townships in the fourth timeof compensation.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Phuong saidlocal authority continues to direct local residents to use the compensation inright purposes to resume production, aquaculture and fishing activities,towards stabilising sustainable livelihoods.
The mass fish deaths were first reported onApril 6, 2016 when a large number of fish washed ashore in Ha Tinh province.The incident also occurred in Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
About 70 tonnes of dead fish were found in thefour provinces and Thua Thien-Hue alone reported 35 tonnes of farm-raised fishhad died.
The pollution also affected more than 260,000people who earn their living from the sea.
In June last year, Formosa acceptedresponsibility for the fish deaths and pledged compensation to local fishermenand to help renew the polluted marine environment.-VNA
The People’s Committee of Thua Thien – Hue province will distribute 200 bln VND (8.8 million USD) in second advanced compensation to households affected by the Formosa marine environmental incident.
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