Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Deltaprovince of Tien Giang is setting goals and solutions to develop sea-basedeconomy through 2030 with a vision to 2045.
Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeNguyen Van Danh said the locality will pay attention to marine economicdevelopment based on green growth and biodiversity conservation.
The province will focus on restructuring themarine economy, developing science-technology and marine human resources,protecting the environment and coping with climate change and rising sea levels,Danh, who is also Chairman of the provincial People’s Council said.
It aims to reduce the number of inshore fishingvessels by 30 percent and establish a chain of connectivity from supplyingmaterials to transportation of products, processing and sales.
In addition, it will develop brackish wateraquaculture by applying environmentally friendly technology.
Tien Giang is interested in promoting marinetourism and services, developing coastal industry and improving commercialinfrastructure to form economic, industrial and coastal ecological urban areas.
With a coast of 32km, Tien Giang has potentialto develop aquaculture and marine tourism.
The province now has 1,047 offshore fishingvessels, 330 logistics fishing ones, two fishing ports, and 15 shipbuildingfacilities.
The total output of seafood each year surpasses101,000 tonnes.-VNA
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