Chinese-raised crayfish make people worried
In the past few days, people in Tan Hoi Trung commune, Cao Lanh district (Dong Thap) have been stirred up by the appearance of ferocious red lobsters that can move forward and backward. Notably, this type of lobster has up to 10 claws, the two front claws only need to "crack" to break the rice plant in half.
Mr. Bay Liem, living in Hamlet 6, Tan Hoi Trung Commune, said: “In April 2016, when we were preparing to harvest rice, a man with a Northern accent and Chinese people came here to discuss renting land. They rented at a price one and a half times higher than the price in this area, 35 million VND/ha/year, for a 3-year lease, saying it was for growing lotus. I have more than 5 hectares, but I did not rent it because I found their way of talking untrustworthy. But my neighbors, Mr. Ut Lui, Mr. Hai Cac, Mr. Ba Liem, rented them about 5 hectares. At the location where the warehouse was built, they rented more than 20 hectares, saying it was for growing lotus.”
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| Red lobster at Mr. Hoa's farm discovered by locals |
Mr. Liem added: “The unusual thing is that they want to immediately destroy the rice, accept high land rent and compensation for the damage caused by destroying the rice, so many people destroy the rice and then hand over the land. The company agrees to compensate 10 tons/ha, with the current market price of 6,000 VND/kg. It is unbelievable.”
It is known that the above facility belongs to Sen Hoang Giang Company Limited, with Mr. Tran Van Hoa as Director. On February 6, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province said that on Sunday (February 5), this Department and representatives of the province's functional departments went to the facility of Sen Hoang Giang Company Limited to inspect the company's operations. However, the entire business facility of this company was deserted.
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| Red lobsters have 2 large claws and 8 small claws. |
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| Mr. Hoa's "project" is abandoned in the middle of a rice field. |
Nearly a year has passed, and the land of more than 5 hectares adjacent to Mr. Bay Liem’s land has no lotus plants. Showing us the abandoned land, Mr. Bay Liem said: “They planted lotus and then brought a huge tractor to plow it. They pumped water in and then pumped it back out, not knowing what for.
Before Tet, I went to visit the field and saw something strange on the border between my field and their project. I looked closely and saw that it was a shrimp that looked like a scorpion, red in color. It could move forward and backward, its two large claws snapped. When I tried to put a rice seedling in, it snapped it in half. What was even more horrifying was that on each side there were four small claws. I called it the 10-claw shrimp. I was so disgusted that I took a picture of the shrimp and reported it to the commune police.
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| Factory and shrimp pond |
Ms. Tam Phung - the owner of a refreshment shop opposite the headquarters of Sen Hoang Giang Company said that the Chinese men left the company on the 10th of December (lunar calendar). Mr. Tran Van Hoa - Director of Sen Hoang Giang Company Limited and his wife left Tan Hoi Trung on the 20th of December, saying they were going to the North to celebrate Tet. "Mr. Hoa asked my family to turn on the lights at night and turn them off during the day" - Ms. Tam Phung said.
Talking to reporters, Mrs. Tam added: “Mr. Sau Hong in my neighborhood saw these shrimps crawling on the edge of the rice field. He caught them and tried to raise them for a few days before they died. These shrimps are very aggressive, their claws keep clamping down. But the people are very vigilant, when they see something strange, they immediately report it to the authorities. This company invested billions of dong here, and up to now, they have not received anything back.”
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| The project tractor |
Mr. Nguyen Van Cong - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province said that red lobster or crayfish is a dangerous alien animal that is not allowed to be raised. In the case of Mr. Tran Van Hoa - Director of Sen Hoang Giang Company - raising this type of shrimp, he did so secretly. When people discovered it, the authorities immediately coordinated to destroy it.
"Red lobster farming has been banned for a long time. If any individual or organization is found to be farming it secretly, in addition to being forced to destroy it, they will also be severely punished," Mr. Cong affirmed.
Mr. Pham Minh Chi - Deputy Head of the Inspection Department of the Fisheries Department of Dong Thap province said that the shrimp that Mr. Hoa raised was red lobster (or crayfish), scientific name is Procambarus clarkii, a freshwater crustacean, originating in the southern United States, which is more likely to be more dangerous than the golden apple snail. According to research documents, red lobsters grow very quickly even in conditions with little water. In the dry season, they can endure drought for up to 4 months and their life cycle can last up to 6 years. The harmful effects of red lobsters are very large, they are very good at digging burrows, so they will damage the canal system, and can destroy native ecosystems due to their omnivorous diet. In particular, they carry many viruses that cause diseases in shrimp, including parasitic worms in mammals and humans. |
According to Phuong Dung/danviet
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