CURRENT AQUACULTURE AND FISHERY ACTIVITIES AT THUY TRIEU LAGOON, CAM LAM, KHANH HOA PROVINCE
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Aquaculture, fishery, Thuy Trieu lagoon.Abstract
The surveyed results showed that the aquaculture and inshore fishery activities at Thuy Trieu lagoon have developed privately and spontaneously; the total area of unused ponds was up to 68.94%; 100% of shrimp farmers and fishermen have not participated any fishery associations. So far, there has no a specific plan for aquaculture at the lagoon; 60% of farming ponds is nearby industrial wastewater; 43.33% of farming ponds is nearby agricultural wastewater and 30% of farming ponds is nearby residential wastewater, in which 20% of the farming ponds is nearby both industrial and residential wastewater. The infrastructure for aquaculture has not been invested by the local budgets:the electrical and freshwater systems have been only invested by the shrimp farmers; pathways at the concentrated aquaculture areas have not been extended and cemented; 86.67% of farming ponds without wastewater treatment system; 53.33% of farming ponds without inlet and outlet systems separately. The aquaculture and inshore fishery have not sustainably developed: 46.67% of shrimp farmers have tended to reduce aquaculture areas in the coming years; 46.67% of the fishermen have tended to change their occupation; 86.67% of shrimp farmers asserted that the profit decreases significantly compared to that of 5 years ago. The marine recourses in the lagoon decrease significantly compared to those of 5 years ago. There have no local specific regulations in management, sanctions as well as supporting policies for the aquaculture and inshore fishery at Thuy Trieu lagoon.Downloads
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26-12-2014
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Thuy, N. T. T., Hoa, N. X., & Thuy, N. N. N. (2014). CURRENT AQUACULTURE AND FISHERY ACTIVITIES AT THUY TRIEU LAGOON, CAM LAM, KHANH HOA PROVINCE. Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 13(4), 397–405. https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/13/4/3549
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