Mass deaths of specialty caged fish in Xiangyang

(Baonghean.vn) - Some households in Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong) suffered heavy losses due to mass fish deaths.

In Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong), fish raised in cages of some households died en masse. According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hien, a householder in Hoa Tay block, Hoa Binh town, "On the afternoon of August 24, when I went down to the cages to feed the fish, I saw the phenomenon of dead fish. However, there were only a few so I didn't pay attention, but on the morning of August 25, I saw the fish die en masse."

The dead fish were mainly catfish and catfish, so the damage to people was quite large. Photo: Contributor

Mr. Hien also added that up to now his family has suffered damages of no less than 30 million VND.

Similarly, at Ms. Dong's family's fish cage in Hoa Tay block, fish deaths also occurred. According to Ms. Dong, in the two fish cages of her family, which mainly raised catfish and catfish, according to initial estimates, Ms. Dong's family lost more than 30kg.

Many dead fish weighed nearly 1kg. Photo: Contributor

This is not the first time that fish in cages have died en masse, but this time the main culprits are catfish and catfish, which are fish that prefer clean water. According to preliminary estimates, the total damage to households in Hoa Binh town is about 60 million VND.

Dead fish are collected to cook for pigs to eat. Photo: Contributor

The District Agriculture Department is currently verifying and clarifying this phenomenon. Nghe An Newspaper will continue to inform about the cause of the mass fish deaths in Hoa Binh town.

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