Northern district reports fisheries output over 136,000 tons

In the first 8 months of this year, the fisheries output in Van Don district of Quang Ninh Province reached 13,637 tons, accounting for a 1% increase over the same period in 2013.

Fisheries sold at Cai Rong Port, Van Don district (Photo: Quang Ninh newspaper)

Of the output, 8,595 tons came from exploitation and the rest from aquaculture.

The district reports to have 3,000 hectares of salt and brackish water and 70 hectares of fresh water allocated to aquaculture .

In 2014, apart from encouraging fishermen to go offshore fishing, Van Don district has worked closely with relevant departments and agencies to provide instruction to people on high quality breeding techniques in order to develop a sustainable and effective model for aquacultural production./.