Close-up of caged fish farming in Southeast Asia's largest artificial lake

With the advantage of having a total water surface area of ​​over 8,800 hectares, Hoa Binh Lake is not only a place to raise fish in cages bringing economic benefits to more than 2,000 households, but also a place for tourism development of the province.

With the advantage of having a total water surface area of ​​over 8,800 hectares, Hoa Binh Lake is not only a place to raise fish in cages bringing economic benefits to more than 2,000 households, but also a place for tourism development of the province.

For decades, blocking the Da River to build Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant (from 1979 to 1991) has created a large lakebed area, majestic mountains and rivers.

Hoa Binh Lake is the largest artificial lake in Southeast Asia, about 70km long, spreading over 17 communes in 5 districts and cities of the province. The lake bed area has 47 large and small islands with an area of ​​​​nearly 160 hectares, of which there are 11 limestone islands with an area of ​​116 hectares and 36 mountainous islands with an area of ​​​​nearly 160 hectares. In addition to the charming and poetic natural scenery, around this area, there is also a unique culture of the Muong, Tay, Dao and Thai ethnic groups.

Hoa Binh Lake has the advantage of having a total water surface area of ​​over 8,800ha, deep lake bottom, rich aquatic resources of varieties and species, in addition to plankton, around the lake there are thousands of hectares of vegetation and vegetation. protection forest, with high coverage.

Also from here cage fish farming was formed, the life of more than 2,000 households along the lake became more and more full and full. In which, many families have boldly invested in raising 4-6 fish cages, bringing in an income of about 100 million VND/year.

Da Bac district with an area of ​​96.6ha is one of Hoa Binh's localities to develop stable cage fish farming with more than 2,200 fish cages, concentrated in Hien Luong, Vay Nua, Tien Phong and Dong Ruong communes.

The province has about 2,000 households maintaining cage fish farming. There are households owning dozens of fish cages, concentrated in Mai Chau, Da Bac, Cao Phong, and Hoa Binh districts.

The selling price of all kinds of fish is quite stable, of which black carp is sold in cages from 150,000 to 180,000 VND/kg, sold in chains over 200,000 VND/kg; Pangasius ranges from 110,000 - 150,000 VND/kg. With such a price, even though the price of feed increases, fish farmers still make a profit.

The selling price of all kinds of fish is quite stable, of which black carp is sold in cages from 150,000 to 180,000 VND/kg, sold in chains over 200,000 VND/kg; Pangasius ranges from 110,000 - 150,000 VND/kg. With such a price, even though the price of feed increases, fish farmers still make a profit.

The main varieties of fish cultured on Hoa Binh lakebed include: American catfish, fried, lentil, dieu persimmon, carp, black carp, wild fish, sturgeon, grass carp, tilapia, white bird, and hybrid catfish.

From a small initial farming scale, many aquaculture establishments have invested quite a lot to build farms, upgrade cages with large nets to supply thousands of tons of commercial fish to the market. school.

Currently, the whole province of Hoa Binh has more than 36 enterprises, cooperatives and cooperative groups in households investing in intensive fish farming with a scale of 4,750 cages, with an output of 6,150 tons/year.

Hoa Binh Lake possesses charming, poetic landscape, unspoiled natural space, and is a resource, identified by this province as a key tourism development.

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Update day : 04/07/2023