Nghe An: Dozens of oyster rafts take up storm shelter for boats

Dozens of oyster cages are floating in the storm shelter area at Con creek. Photo: PV

Lach Con has been invested by the State in infrastructure to serve as a place for boats to avoid and shelter from storms during the rainy and stormy season since previous years, but the situation of people releasing oyster cages on the riverbed has hindered boats from entering to avoid and shelter from storms.

People in Quynh Loc commune said that currently, many local households are raising oysters on Con canal with dozens of rafts, making it difficult for boats to enter the storm shelter area.

The province has invested in building a storm shelter for boats in the Con Lach area, and now people are raising oysters in cages. Photo: PV

According to a reporter’s survey, currently, along Lach Con, there are dozens of concrete piers built for the purpose of anchoring boats to avoid and shelter from storms. However, right on the riverbed, under these concrete piers are oyster cages that prevent fishermen’s boats from approaching.

Mr. Phan Van Hai - Chairman of the Fisheries Association of Quynh Lap Commune said: Quynh Lap Commune has more than 400 fishing boats. The fact that households in Quynh Loc and Quynh Phuong communes raise oysters in the Con creek area makes it difficult for boats to avoid and take shelter from storms. It is recommended that local authorities have solutions to promptly relocate oyster cages when the rainy and stormy season is coming, so that boats have a place to avoid and take shelter from storms.

There are quite a few concrete docks that have been invested in by the State to be built as solid anchorages for boats to avoid storms. Fishermen in Hoang Mai town have repeatedly requested the local government not to allow people to raise oysters in the storm shelter area so that boats can anchor. Photo: PV

Mr. Le Duy Trung - Chairman of Quynh Loc Commune People's Committee added: It is illegal for households to raise oysters on Con canal, where the channel is for boats to avoid and take shelter from storms. Currently, the locality is mobilizing households to dismantle it before the rainy and stormy season.

According to research, the oyster farming households on Lach Con were all households that previously made a living by illegally mining sand and gravel. After changing jobs, these households raised oysters. However, this oyster farming is affecting the storm shelter activities of fishing boats, so people are facing difficulties.