Vietnam Facing Severe Marine Pollution According to Government Ministry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VNA] - June 10, 2016 -
Hanoi, Vietnam is facing serious marine pollution with mass fish deaths in some central provinces last April the latest incident recorded.
The country boasts a coastline of over 3,260km, an exclusive economic zone of more than 1 million sq. km and over 3,000 islands.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the main cause of marine pollution is the widespread unplanned development of industry, tourism and aquaculture, growing population and poverty, low public awareness and policy loopholes.
In aquaculture, one hectare of shrimp farming produces about 5 tonnes of solid waste and tens of thousands of cubic metres of waste water in one crop. With over 600,000ha of shrimp farms in Vietnam, nearly 3 million tonnes of solid waste will be discarded to the environment every year.
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