The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and functional agencies released young fish into the Saigon River basin to regenerate aquatic resources and protect the environment.

Along the section by Bach Dang Wharf in District 1, 20,000 red‑tailed catfish, 100,000 giant freshwater prawns, and 2,000 giant barbs were released. At the second section by the Ben Duoc Temple in Cu Chi District, 200,000 giant freshwater prawns and a number of other freshwater aquatic species were released. The third location was Can Gio District where 30,000 groupers, 100,000 black tiger shrimps, and various types of brackish water aquatic species were released.

Vu Dinh Hien, Deputy Director of the Municipal Fisheries Bureau, said that the fisheries sector has increased information dissemination to encourage Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers as well as organizations, and individuals to release fish into the natural environment.

“They have been taught how to do it in a technically proper manner, how to choose an appropriate body of water, and not to release invasive alien species to protect aquatic resources,” said Hien.

Soc Trang Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development released more than 2 million black tiger shrimps into the natural environment. In Ca Mau Province, more than 2 million shrimps and crabs, and young sea-bass were set free into the sea.

In Quang Ninh Province, a conference on sustainable marine farming development assessed the current situation of marine aquaculture in Vietnam and the world towards green fisheries and marine farming industries.

65 years ago, on April 1, President Ho Chi Minh visited the fishing village in Cat Hai District of Hai Phong City. To commemorate this event, April 1 every year is observed as the traditional day honoring Vietnam’s fisheries industry.