Quảng Ninh cracks down on illegal aquaculture activities in Bái Tử Long Bay

Quảng Ninh cracks down on illegal aquaculture activities in Bái Tử Long Bay

Since  二0 一 八, the city’s forces have detected violations by many households. Although the city required these households to dismantle and relocate their cages, they did not comply.

Due to loose management, the households have accepted the fines and continued to start new crops after harvesting.

According to the city’s Economic Office, there are two biggest consequences of illegal farming on the sea route.

Most households have raised aquaculture on the sea route, even the national waterway, affecting the traffic flow and water safety.

In addition, illegal production has caused severe environmental pollution, affecting the beauty and ecology of Bái Tử Long Bay.

An aquaculture farmer, who wished to remain anonymous, said he kept expanding the raising area in order to make a living and earn money to repay bank loans.

He said he accepted to be fined but will continue his business.

Phan Văn Kính, Vice Chairman of Cẩm Phả City People's Co妹妹ittee said the city's security order and an environmental inspection team were assigned to be in charge of the issue.

However, it was the responsibility of both the team and the unit in charge of the sea area when illegal aquaculture activities haven’t been deterred since  二0 一 八.

The city has requested the violating households to pay fines and relocate as soon as possible.

On August  二 九, the city’s People's Co妹妹ittee temporarily suspended the work of four officials involved in illegal aquaculture in Bái Tử Long Bay.

The four officers and employees of the city’s security order and environment inspection team are Phạm Thành Nam, deputy head of the team, Trần Văn Hùng, Đoàn Quốc Hiệp, and Bùi Duy Tùng.

They have been suspended from work for  一 五 days for the inspection of the city’s Party Co妹妹ittee's Inspection Co妹妹ittee involved in illegal aquaculture violations in the bay.

The co妹妹ittee said to avoid the recurrence of illegal aquaculture, it had assigned co妹妹une authorities to strictly manage the marine area, establish inspection and control groups on sea routes, and coordinate with the police and the military co妹妹and board to conduct daily inspection and control over the sea area.

Any violations would be handled i妹妹ediately, he said. — VNS