Fish processing is gradually being revived in Gio Linh District, Quang Tri province. (Source: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA/VNS) – Nearly two years after the 2016 Formosa toxicspill, fishermen in the coastal province of Quang Tri are slowly returning tothe sea or finding alternative livelihoods.Having spent all his life on the water, NguyenTrung, a middle-aged fisherman of Hai Khe commune in Hai Lang district, hadnever thought that the only life he knew would be taken away. The en masse fish deaths caused by theFormosa steel plant in April 2016 upended his family’s life overnight. From areasonably well-off family in the area, they struggled to make ends meet in thefollowing ten months. Fortunately, by the end of 2016, throughthe district Farmer’s Union and Women Union, Trung was able to get apreferential loan of 60 million VND (2,640 USD) from the Quang Tri ProvinceBank for Social Policies (BSP) to repair his boat, buy new fishing tools andstart over again. “Offshore fishing has picked up somepositive signs recently. The industry is gradually recovering although thecatch and seafood prices are not as good as they were before the tragedy. “Each fishing trip, we can earn between 500,000VND to one million (22 – 44 USD). In the gloomiest period, thanks to the BSP,we got the motivation to pick ourselves up,” he told Viet Nam News.The BSP’s preferential loans for coastalresidents have helped many people.Pham Thi Xanh of Trung Giang commune, GioLinh district, borrowed 40 million VND (1,760 USD) to switch from extensiveshrimp farming to poultry breeding,…
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(Cinet)- Quang Nam Department of Culture and Information has carried out investigating intangible cultural heritages in the coastal area of Quang Nam. The above-mentioned project under the national target Program until 2010 focuses on researching “Cau Ngu” festival at Ong and Ba Mausoleums, An Bang village, Cam An award, Hoi An City. An Bang is a traditional village of coastal residents, formerly named Dai An village, up to 1926 renamed into An Bang village. At present, the village remains some relics in association with the cultural tradition, including Stone, Banian Tree, and Water Well built on Thanh Thai year (1889),…... [read more]
Residents of Hau Loc District in the central province of Thanh Hoa are pooling money themselves to build a shrine for the skeleton of a 9.6-meter-long gray whale that washed ashore in 2004. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} The 30-ton whale was found dead, and after it decomposed, its bone has been worshipped at the Tu Phu temple. Local fishermen and authorities had asked the government for funds to restore the bone…... [read more]
Fish gathered for delivery (Photo: VNA)Ha Tinh (VNA) – Authorities of the central province of Ha Tinh issued on July 1 temporary policies supporting coastal residents affected by the recent mass fish deaths, only one day after the incident’s cause was announced. The beneficiaries are people directly impacted by the environmental incident, comprising salt farmers, maritime workers, and members of the families that live off fishing and related logistics services and own boats with capacity of under 90 CV. The temporary policies, approved by Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Quoc Khanh, cover Ky Anh township and the districts…... [read more]
Seagrape, a species of seaweed, was first grown in central coastal Khanh Hoa province since 2004 and the local area of the plant has been expanded to produce enough for exports.Seaweed farming has great advantages over other sea products. The plant can be harvested year-round and is less vulnerable to natural disasters like storm or flooding. It also helps clean the environment of cultivated areas, said Le Nhut, chairman of Dai Duong JSC – a local seaweed supplier in Khanh Hoa.Seagrape has been exported to Japan and the EU at a price of VND110,000 per kilogramme for fresh seagrape while…... [read more]
Around 700 local residents in Dai Son Commune, Nghe An Province surrounded a pig farm, as it's owner failed to relocate the farm, which caused pollution in the community. Hundreds of residents surround the farm in early morning The protesters released nearly 9,000 pigs from Thai Duong Breeding Pig Limited Company. They claimed that the firm and local authorities did not keep their promise of relocating the polluting facility, as they promised, before December 31, 2011. The company has invested more than VND200 billion (USD9.51 million) in the farm. It is the biggest of its kind in the entire province.…... [read more]
People in a commune in the central province of Quang Binh have denounced the management board of a local farm which has been using weedkiller for forest destruction, thereby affecting the lives of the locals. The farm has cut trees at the natural forest over recent years Over recent days, DTiNews reporters have received many calls from these people who said that the farm management board uses a large amount of herbicide to destroy the watershed forest so they can grow Acacia trees instead. After the residents’ petition, Xuan Trach People’s Commitee sent documents to higher levels asking for intervention,…... [read more]
Local residents reinforce a stone embankment in Hai Duong Commune in Thua Thien Hue Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Viet THUA THIEN HUE (VNS) — Landslides are threatening coastal residents in Hue, but not enough is being done by district and provincial authorities to tackle the problem. Le Ngoc Hanh, a resident of An Loc village in Quang Dien District's Quang Cong Commune, said that fifty households in his village would disappear if the land kept eroding at the same rate. He said that 10 metres of the coast had been worn away along a 1km stretch since last month.…... [read more]
Participants at the fifth Asia-Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting (Source: vtv.vn) Da Nang (VNA) – The fifth Asia-Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting began in the centralcoastal city of Da Nang on July 17, drawing nearly 50 domestic and foreignscientists and managers.Thethee-day meeting allows participating scientists, managers and policy-makers toshare results of their studies, discuss ideas to deal with the region’spriority issues related to water resources and saline intrusion and seekcooperation opportunities in coastal aquifer management.Theparticipants discussed issues related to coastal aquifers, stressing the needto intensify scientific research and application in water resources managementto tackle challenges posed by climate change.Speakingat the opening…... [read more]
Illustrative image (Source: Getty Images) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has takenseveral measures to ensure clean water resources for residents of coastaldistricts, preventing drought and saline intrusion in dry season of 2017.Initially, the province will increase the capacity of fresh water reserves bydredging ponds, while promoting dissemination to raise public awareness ofkeeping and saving water for dry season.The provincial People’s Committee also required relevant agencies andlocalities to reopen 165 public water supply points for coastal residents. Asmany as 183 new water pipelines will be built for over 7,700 households livingin Go Cong Dong, Go Cong…... [read more]
Bui Minh Tang, Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF), said the 13th tropical storm (Haiyan) may hit coastal areas from the south-central province of Khanh Hoa down to Ba Ria-Vung Tau in the next few days.Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and also Head of the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, said local authorities should warn off-shore fishing vessels to find safe shelter away from the danger zone and coastal residents to take preventive measures.*** Earlier on November 4, the Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control and the National…... [read more]
