Bringing rare and precious scallops into Vietnam Nature Museum

20 individuals of precious and rare giant statues were handed over to Vietnam Nature Museum on 11 April to display and introduce to visitors.

Giant giant sons (also called oysters) 40-80cm long, a total weight of about 625kg were seized by the Quang Ngai border forces of Captain Bui Hat (Dinh Tan village, Binh Chau commune, Binh Son district) ) at the beginning of last month. Mr. Hat was fined 80 million VND by the authorities because of the illegal exploitation and storage of giant giant ears.

The giant statue of a son is illegally exploited by Quang Ngai fishermen and handed over to Vietnam Nature Museum on 11 April.(Photo: Tri Tin)

Mr. Phung Dinh Toan, Deputy Director of Quang Ngai Department of Aquatic Resources Exploitation and Protection said that giant giant oysters are rare and endangered aquatic species in Vietnam and internationally. protection, restoration and development, included in the list of Vietnamese red books, the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

This species has the scientific name of Tridacna gigas, the largest and heaviest in the mollusks. In the world, there are children up to 1.35m long; heavier than 260kg; The smooth inner surface is ivory white, the outside surface is 6 big edges and grayish white.

"Fishermen exploiting oysters in domestic and foreign waters violate Vietnamese and international laws. Acts of hunting, killing, transporting, trading and illegally capturing wild animals , endangered, rare and precious can be fined from 2 to 7 years in prison, " Toan said.

Sneaky traders buy mussels and mussels with prices from a few million to 40 million VND each.(Photo: Tri Tin)

At present, Quang Ngai Agriculture sector has advised fishermen not to illegally catch scallops; propose authorities to prevent fishermen from illegally exploiting; protect giant giant scallops as well as endangered precious and rare aquatic species.

Mr. Tran Thanh Tu, an officer of the Vietnam Museum of Nature, shared that this is the first time the museum has received a rare and precious specimen from the ocean. "After bringing these 20 pearl shells back, we cleaned up the mud layer, kept the status quo displayed, introduced the beauty of the sea to the domestic public and international friends," said Tu. .

According to Mr. Tu, since the beginning of the year, the Vietnam Museum of Nature has received and collected more than 100 samples of rare and precious animal and plant species in the forests and sea islands. Including specimens of tiger, leopard and rhino horn confiscated from illegal sales. Currently, the museum has collected more than 1 million rare specimens of fauna, flora, geology and minerals . in May to open and introduce and promote the image of Vietnam wide nature. to the public.