Over one million shrimps were released into sea at Ninh Chu fishing port inNinh Hai District, the south central province of Ninh Thuan, while the centralprovince of Thanh Hoa set free one tonne of fry into Ma River. The Mekong Deltaprovince of Tra Vinh released about 1.4 million young shrimps, crabs and fryinto the wild.
The move aims to provide more supplements for aquatic resources whilecelebrating 58th anniversary of the Vietnam Fisheries Day (April 1, 1959 –April 1, 2017) and Action Month for protecting coastal aquatic resources(running through May 15).
It also aimed to raise public awareness of legal regulations on aquaticresources and the role of resources preservation for sustainable fisheries.
Many measures have been applied to protect and develop aquatic stocks such asusing appropriate fishing nets and not using explosive and electrical impulses,among others.-VNA