Talking to reporters, Vice Chairman of Quynh Luu District People’s Committee Nguyen Xuan Dinh said that recently after commercial shrimp farming households in the area had just stocked seeds for the new crop for a few days, the phenomenon of dead shrimp occurred, a Many ponds died.
Dien Chau District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development also informed that people in the area are also quite worried about the mass death of farmed shrimp. Most occur in ponds and lagoons of individual households. Before this incident, Dien Chau district specialized agencies also coordinated with provincial specialized agencies to take samples to find the cause.
“In the area, through capture, shrimp released this season also appeared to die in some ponds and lagoons of individual farming households. The district has directed specialized agencies and advised farming households to perform well in ensuring the pond environment, promptly grasp and coordinate with specialized agencies to clarify the cause and take timely measures when needed. Shrimp deaths happen…”, said Dien Chau District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development specialist Tran Nam Trung.
On April 26, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province also had statistics on the deaths of commercially farmed shrimp in many localities across the province, including Dien Chau district, Quynh Luu district, and Thien Phu town. Hoang Mai commune.
In this 2024 shrimp crop, the entire Nghe An province has 1,304 hectares of brackish water commercial shrimp farming. Recently, some farming areas in Quynh Xuan, Quynh Loc, Quynh Di communes of Hoang Mai town have appeared shrimp infected with white spot disease with a farming area of more than 5 hectares. In the Quynh Bang farming area of Quynh Luu district, Dien Kim of Dien Chau district, over 2 hectares of shrimp farming area had the phenomenon of dead shrimp of unknown cause after stocking about 1 week.
Faced with the high mortality of brackish water commercial shrimp in some farming areas and localities, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An province has requested units such as the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries inspection as well as localities where shrimp farming areas are concentrated, strengthen inspection and disease prevention on shrimp, promptly grasp and clarify the cause and advise on how to handle it to avoid causing many shrimp deaths and damage. harmful to the people.
Strengthen the quarantine of shrimp varieties exported and imported into the province, and promote the quality inspection of aquatic veterinary drugs. Closely monitor weather developments and environmental monitoring information in shrimp farming areas, promptly recommend and properly handle the shrimp farming environment when adverse environmental conditions appear that affect shrimp, minimizing losses. harmful…
Talking to reporters, Deputy Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Control under the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghe An Le Van Huong said, up to this point, the cause and type of disease that caused the newly released shrimp have not been clearly determined. New deaths have occurred in some localities in the province. Currently, the unit has also coordinated with specialized agencies to inspect each farming area, take samples, and clearly determine the cause to promptly find solutions.
