Yên Bái: Thác Bà Lake to produce 20,000 tons of fish per year
Thác Bà Lake is the largest artificial hydroelectric reservoir in Yên Bái province, covering an area of over 19,000 hectares. Besides its potential for tourism, the aquatic resources also provide a livelihood for hundreds of households in the region.
Lê Văn Thư, from Vĩnh Kiên commune, Yên Bình district (Yên Bái), has engaged in fish farming and fishing on Thác Bà Lake for many years. Utilizing water surfaces for fish cage farming, his income has improved significantly. Currently, he has 66 cages with various fish species, including bagridae, red tilapia, tilapia, carp, and black carp, yielding 20 – 25 tons of fish for sale each year.
Thư shared that fish cage farming doesn’t require much time because of the natural clean water source and available agricultural products as fish feed. Therefore, the initial investment costs are not too high, and the capital recovery period is quick. Currently, people in the communes around Thác Bà Lake of Yên Bình district are engaged in fish farming in two forms: cage farming and net pen fish farming on surface water.
In the surrounding area of Thác Bà Lake, there are two enterprises, five cooperatives, 13 cooperative groups, and over 300 households involved in fish farming. Most of the fish cage farming facilities have expanded their scale to raise specialty fish, especially local catfish.
Science and Technology application research and service Ltd., Co has invested in a high-quality fish cage farming system, applying scientific and technical methods into high-value and specialty fish. Additionally, they strictly adhere to the VietGAP standards. With over 100 fish cages of various species, in 2022, the company sold more than 400 tons of fish, primarily American catfish, snakehead fish, black carp, and red tilapia, generating a revenue of over 15 billion VND.
Currently, Hoàng Kim Cooperative has partnered with Hải Hà clean seafood processing Ltd., Co to establish a closed production chain to bring Thác Bà Lake dried fish specialties to consumers.
Hoàng Ngọc Đại, Deputy Director of the Yên Bái Provincial Fisheries Sub-Department, stated: “To achieve the goal by 2025 of over 3,000 fish cages,yielding around 20,000 tons per year, Yên Bái province has introduced policies to support individuals engaged in fish cage farming on Thac Ba Lake. Moreover, we will continue to create favorable conditions to call for enterprises to collaborate with cooperatives, cooperative groups, and local residents in aquatic production on the lake.”
Cre: Vietfish Magazine
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