Why did 14,000 red snapper, grouper and silver pomfret die in a brackish water lagoon in Thua Thien Hue of Vietnam?

Published 2024년 12월 23일

Tridge summary

Fish farmers in Hue city are facing significant losses due to mass fish deaths caused by poor water conditions resulting from prolonged rain and cold weather. The Department of Fisheries has identified high turbidity and salinity levels as the main culprits, recommending that farmers relocate their fish to suitable environments and implement measures such as increasing aeration and water oxygenation. The department has also advised limiting certain activities that could stress the fish and recommended a few precautions for winter shrimp farming. Additionally, it highlighted the need for regular monitoring of weather, animal health, and environmental factors to prevent further losses and to have appropriate handling measures in place.

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Original content

In recent days, people raising fish in cages in Hai Duong commune (Hue city) have been worried about the mass death of farmed fish, causing heavy losses. Some households and cages raising specialty fish have almost completely died, losing everything. The cold and rainy weather is still complicated and prolonged, so farmed aquatic products in Hai Duong and many other localities are also at risk of continuing to die, if there are no protective measures according to the instructions of the authorities. Ms. Phan Thi Thu Hong, Deputy Head of the Provincial Department of Fisheries, said that after receiving information about the fish deaths, the department inspected and took water samples to analyze environmental factors. The results showed that there were two parameters of salinity and turbidity that were not suitable for brackish water aquaculture, the complete sweetening due to the prolonged rain in the past time could cause the farmed objects to be "shocked". Turbidity alone can ...

Source: Danviet