The release ceremony saw the attendance of representatives from the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Da Bac district and Hien Luong commune. Among the released fish fry, there were 6,000 catfish, barbinae, and black carps; and 29,000 sesame, grass carps, carps and drift fish. All the fishes were healthy with no scratches, malformations, and pathogens.

The fisheries departmentalso organiseda team to monitor areas where the fish fry were release in Binh Thanh, Thung Nai communes of Cao Phong district and Vay Nua commune of Da Bac districts toensure that the released fishes develop healthily with the highest survival rate.

The team will alert local people not to catch fishes for at least five days, and look out to prevent the use of destructive fishing methods, contributing to protecting the environment and biodiversity, and conserving, and regenerating fisheries resources in Da River./.