Nearly $90 million to support fishermen in Quang BinhThe central coastal province of Quang Binh has disbursed over 2 trillion VND (87.8 million USD), mostly sourced from the central budget, to support fishermen in 60 out of the 62 communes affected by the marine environmental incident last year. Fishing vessels anchor at Quang Binh Province’s port. However, there are still difficulties in completing necessary procedures to deal with inventory seafood, and helping fishermen with fishery breeding. Operations of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd resulted in mass fish deaths along the coast of the central provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue in April 2016. The firm compensated over 11.5 trillion VND (500 million USD) to support local fishermen switch to other jobs and recover the polluted maritime environment.

Source: VietNamNet News March 28, 2017 04:26 UTC