Thai Binh province has favorable natural conditions and the strength of many rivers flowing through it; in recent years, many households in the localities have developed fish cage farming on the river, becoming an effective direction in aquaculture.
Quang Trung Commune (Hung Ha) adjacent to Luoc River is very suitable for developing aquaculture, including fish cage farming on the river. Up to now, the commune has developed 100 fish cages. Following the dike, we visited Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh's fish cage farming model; the first impression is that the fish farming area is invested on a large scale, the fish cage system is firmly tied, neatly planned, ensuring safe waterway traffic. Starting fish cage farming in 2014, with 15 fish cages, Mr. Dinh has now developed 30 fish cages.
Mr. Dinh said: Cage fish farming is very suitable for aquatic species such as catfish, common carp, grass carp, and yellow carp. Each fish cage on the river has different sizes, the smallest has a volume of 54m3, the largest is 72m3. In a 1 sao pond, about 700kg to 1 ton of fish can be harvested, like this model, the profit can be 5 times higher than in a pond. In 2024, my profit per fish cage will reach 20 million VND.
In Quang Trung commune, Mr. Nguyen Dai Duong shared that fish raised on rivers always have better meat, without the fishy taste of fish raised in ponds and lakes because the water source is always circulated. Cage fish farming usually has products for sale all year round, but Tet is considered the main harvest season.
To raise fish in river cages effectively, we must carefully study the location of the cages, select fish breeds, manage and care for them. During the farming process, the cages must be cleaned once a week, floating trash and hard objects stuck to the cage cluster, and leftover food in the cages must be removed.
In addition, it is necessary to thoroughly apply disease prevention measures for fish, use underwater density meters to check and care for fish according to the correct process. Currently, I have developed 30 cages for raising catfish and crispy carp. During the Lunar New Year, I sold 30 tons of commercial fish. Total revenue in 2024 from cage fish farming will reach over 4 billion VND.
Mr. Pham Xuan Thuy, Vu Doai commune (Vu Thu, Thai Binh) invested in 40 fish cages on the Red River.
Taking advantage of the Red River flowing through the area, Mr. Pham Xuan Thuy, Vu Doai Commune (Vu Thu) has invested in 40 fish cages. He said: After Tet, I released 200,000 fish fry. Each fish cage can be sold for 5 tons at a price of more than 80,000 VND/kg. The important thing about raising fish in cages on the river is to have a firm grasp of fish care techniques, disease prevention and control, and good application of natural disaster prevention and control measures.
Currently, the province has 725 fish cages on the river with a total volume of more than 78,644m3 owned by 53 households. The strongest development of fish cage farming on the river is in Hung Ha district with 275 cages, Quynh Phu district with 213 cages, Vu Thu district with 121 cages...
Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, Deputy Head of Thai Binh Fisheries Sub-Department, said: To encourage households to develop cage fish farming, the Fisheries Sub-Department has coordinated with districts to direct localities to guide and create conditions for people to raise cage fish according to planning and have appropriate mechanisms to encourage and motivate people to expand cage fish farming.
Strengthen training for households on the process of raising fish in cages on rivers according to VietGAP. Replicating aquaculture extension models with high-quality aquatic breeds. Assigning technical staff to directly supervise and guide on farming techniques; methods of disease prevention and treatment for aquatic products; monitoring the growth and development of aquatic products to evaluate the effectiveness each year.
Promote the farming of aquatic species with high economic value and specialties such as catfish, crispy carp, and black carp. Encourage production linkages in chains between enterprises and farmers or the formation of cooperatives and cooperative groups to facilitate investment resources to develop concentrated cage fish farming, increasing product value linked to the consumption market.
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