Tien Giang strives to catch 98,000 tonnes of seafood this year

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Tien Giang (VNA) – TheMekong Delta province of Tien Giang has caught nearly 23,000 tonnes of seafoodsince early this year, up nearly 3 percent year-on-year, said acting Directorof the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Van Hoa.

The province strives to bringashore 98,000 tonnes of seafood for domestic and foreign consumption this year,he said.

Fishing is the main livelihoodfor the populations in the coastal districts of Go Cong Dong, Go Cong Tay, TanPhu Dong, Go Cong township and My Tho city.

The province is currently home tomore than 1,300 fishing vessels, 994 of them are able to go for deep-seafishing.

My Tho and Vam Lang fishingports, part of the national fishing port system, have handled some 10,000tonnes of fish and shrimp from more than 2,000 fishing vessels since thebeginning of this year.

In Vam Lang township, Go CongDong district, a seafood processing village has been built, accommodating 120facilities and about 900 households specialised in purchasing and processing seafoodinto dried produce or fish sauce serving domestic and foreign markets.-VNA

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