On October 16, Mr. Pham Van Thang - Chairman of Mang Den Commune People's Committee - quickly reported to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ngai province about the death of 45 tons of sturgeon due to flash floods.
According to Mr. Thang, in the past, Mang Den commune has had prolonged heavy rain. On October 14 and 15, in Dak Tang village, Mang Den commune, a flood of pipes flooded and broken, breaking the water pipes into the sturgeon and sturgeon farming tanks of Dak Tang sturgeon and salmon cooperative and Mr. Tran Thanh Binh's sturgeon farm, killing about 45 tons of sturgeon. Property damage is about 7.7 billion VND.
Of which, at Mr. Tran Thanh Binh's sturgeon farm, the number of dead fish was about 15 tons, the fish weighed from 2kg-3kg/fish. The total damage is about 2.5 billion VND (VND 2.2 billion for fish and VND 300 million for repair and repair of water pipes).
At Dak Tang Shark and salmon Cooperative, the number of dead fish is about 30 tons, the fish weighs from 2kg-3kg/fish. The total damage is about 5.2 billion VND (4.2 billion VND for fish and 1 billion VND for repair and repair of water pipes).
The cause of the fish deaths was due to broken water pipes in fish ponds, causing fish to shock and lack oxygen, causing death. According to Mr. Pham Van Thang, the facilities have re-welded the water pipes and cleaned the fish ponds, so far there has been no more fish deaths.
