Cage fish farming in Truong Sa
Friday, 11/01/2013 16:58 (GMT+7)
Da Tay is a tidal island located in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province. Da Tay is a tidal cay with a large area of seven nautical miles in length and four nautical miles in width, and has the potential to become a major fishery service centre in Vietnam.
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The housing area of the fish farming team and fishery logistics service centre of the Truong Sa Seafood Company is located next to Da Tay Island A |
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A meeting of the fish farming team. In each meeting, the techniques on cage fish farming are disseminated to everyone |
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All tasks are assigned to specific team members |
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Fish are raised in a scientific and methodical way applying Norwegian technology. Normally, fish are fed twice a day, in good weather |
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Captain Van Thanh Toan, who has worked closely with the aquaculture team for over 3 years, said that despite difficulties, the team has determined to stand firm on the island to do business there |
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Diving glasses and breathing pipes are integral tools for the teams to check the status of fishes |
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At present, this area has eight fish cages being farmed applying Norwegian technology, worthVND300 million each. The circle cages have a 9 metre diameter |
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On windy Truong Sa, the people raising fishes nurse the goal of working with fishermen to boost the development of the fish farming industry here |