Vietnam: Need direction for sustainable cold water fish farming after flash floods in Sa Pa

More than 60 farms with over 600 sturgeon and salmon tanks were affected, with an estimated loss of about 250 billion VND. This heavy loss raises the problem of finding a direction for sustainable cold-water fish farming in Sa Pa in particular and Lao Cai in general. Two days after the flash flood, Ms. Phan Man Pu in Nam Cang village, Lien Minh commune, Sa Pa town still has not recovered from her broken trust in the normally gentle streams. Luckily, when they heard the sound of big water rushing in, the couple was shoveling fish and quickly called their children to run away. “Just a little bit and the flood will wash everything away. My farm is down here, from up there to here are all fish farms. It's never been like this. My mother, who is nearly 90 years old, has never seen floods like this. The whole village couldn't sleep all night, everyone ran away, very scared," said Ms. Man Pu. Not far away, Mr. Phan Dao Quay also regretfully watched the fish farm he had invested in for ...