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Fish cages raised on the Ma River continue to die, making people worried

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On April 15, information from the People’s Committee of Cam Thanh commune (Cam Thuy, Thanh Hoa) said that the fish cages raised on the Ma River died suddenly, making people extremely worried.
Preliminary statistics of the local government, just on April 14, nearly 13 tons of grass carp in cages of people in Cam Thanh commune, Cam Thuy district. The water of Ma River, from the section of Cam Thanh commune, changed color to black abnormally and smelled fishy. When people discovered that the river water was abnormal, they could not turn back.

Grass carp dead cages were 6,737 fish, with a total weight of more than 12.9 tons. The number of dead fish in cage was 68 households in Beo Foam, Phang Khanh, Nam Tren and Thanh Long villages of Cam Thanh commune. In which, most concentrated in Beo Bong and Phan Khanh villages. In addition to the number of dead fish, according to the People’s Committee of Cam Thanh commune, there are 15 fish cages of 5 households with a quantity of about 3 tons of fish in danger of dying.

Caged fish of Cam Thanh people died abnormally

Immediately after the appearance of the dead fish, the inspection team including the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the People’s Committee of Cam Thuy district and the People’s Committee of Cam Thanh commune examined the clinical, initially determined that the fish did not show external bleeding, normal anus. normal fish gills, ankles and internal organs are also normal.

At the same time, take water and fish samples and send them to the Veterinary Hygiene Inspection Center and the Central Veterinary Diagnostic Center for analysis and testing to determine the cause of death.

On April 15, the number of fish in cages and aquatic products on the Ma River passing through Cam Thanh commune still had abnormal death phenomena. Local authorities are still continuing to do damage statistics. The dead fish location is adjacent to Ba Thuoc and Quan Hoa districts where there are facilities that illegally discharge into the Ma River.

Authorities conduct dead fish to determine the cause

As reported, last time, fish in cages and wild on the Ma River, the section running through Ba Thuoc district died massively. The authorities of Ba Thuoc district have drastically discovered 4 companies discharging waste directly to the Ma River. Authorities are struggling to determine the amount and extent of the dangers of chemicals that have spilled into the environment.

Also related to the units “poisoning” the Ma River, at 20:30 ‘on April 14, the inspection team of Quan Hoa district caught the bamboo production base of the cooperative (cooperative) processing forest products. Xuan Duong, in Khu Kham, Hoi Xuan town, Quan Hoa district, is discharging untreated wastewater into the river.

The functional forces discovered that this unit placed a deep underground pipe, the outlet into the Ma River was also very subtly disguised by catching screws on the rocks in the river bed. After the wastewater is filled up, the reservoir will be discharged directly into the underground pipe at the bottom of the tank into the Ma River. The lock valve operation on the bottom of the tank is made of a steel rod about 4m long, so that when the water is full it can be easily unlocked.

Xuan Duong Forest Product Processing Cooperative initially admitted to discharging into the Ma River, the interdisciplinary delegation of Quan Hoa district proceeded to remove all underground waste discharge pipes previously buried by Xuan Duong Cooperative, at the same time. take steps to handle according to regulations.

Forest product processing establishments illegally discharging waste into the Ma River

In order to proactively respond and minimize the damage that occurs, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requests the People’s Committees of districts of districts of Quan Hoa, Cam Thuy, Vinh Loc, Tho Xuan, Thach Thanh to urgently monitor the cage culture area. of households. Guide farmers to monitor and take care of farmed fish daily and to clean the cages to circulate the flow; use aerators, water pumps to increase dissolved oxygen content; When there are changes in the water environment that adversely affect the health of farmed fish, it is necessary to move the cage to a better water environment …