Lobsters die en masse in Phú Yên

He said that  四00 out of  四 六0 lobsters died and he suffered losses of more than VNĐ 一 一0 million (US$ 四, 七00).

The Phú Yên Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that lobsters had died before in Xuân Đài Bay in  二0 一 六 and  二0 一 七. These instances were blamed on the rapid growth of seaweed.

It is forecast hot weather will continue with heavy rains, thus seaweed will also grow quickly. Local residents should be vigilant to cope with abnormal weather.

Nguyễn Trọng Hùng, director of the department, said that before the lobsters died en masse, the department had reported the poor quality of the water to the provincial people’s co妹妹ittee.

However, several local farmers did not take preventive measures and suffered losses.

The department asked concerned organisations to give local farmers guidance on preventive measures and move their cages to safer areas, said Hùng.

A training course will begin tomorrow to provide more skills to local farmers. — VNS