Thai Binh keeps hands on the marine environment

Thai Binh has more than 50km of coastline with 5 large estuaries pouring into the sea, creating an area of ​​over 16,000 ha of tidal flats and thousands of hectares of sugars and parrots outside the sea dike combined with aquaculture, mangrove forest planting and tourism. Ecological calendar . are the potentials and strengths of marine economic development.

For many years, the sea and coastal areas in the province have concentrated industrial parks, fishing areas, aquaculture and seafood processing, maritime and tourism port activities. However, along with the above activities is an increase in exploitation of natural resources, aquaculture is not associated with environmental protection, near-shore fisheries exploitation is destructive . causing great pressure on the environment school and degradation of marine and coastal resources. In particular, the increasing pollution of the marine environment has directly affected the human life, ecosystem and coastal environment.

According to the general report assessing the environmental status of Tien Hai gas industry zone of Thai Binh Department of Natural Resources and Environment, CO, SO ₂ , NH ₃ emission levels, dust and noise levels exceeded the permitted standards. ; wastewater at some discharges from industrial zones have SS, COD, BOD5, coliform parameters exceeding the permitted standards by 1.2 to 10 times. The concentration of pollutants in the water source receiving wastewater in Long Hau and Kien Giang rivers is also 3 - 6 times higher than the above standards; Particularly, samples of heavy metal arsenic and cadmium were detected.

Dong Chau Sea belongs to Tien Hai and Thai Binh districts.(Photo: Internet)

Along with the main reason caused by the industrial production activities in the area, the environmental pollution caused by agricultural activities discharged into the receiving rivers is also very large. In addition to the above causes, environmental pollution from tourism activities, production, processing and aquaculture facilities is also quite serious.

According to Thai Binh Department of Sea and Islands, in recent years, the state management on marine environmental protection in Thai Binh has been paid special attention. Up to now, the province has implemented construction: Program, plan of integrated management of natural resources and environmental protection to 2015 and orientations to 2020; building 15 coastal sea monitoring points, regularly taking samples, monitoring and analyzing the quality of coastal water environment in the province in order to promptly detect and handle polluting phenomena. seawater environment and protection of aquaculture production in coastal tidal flats. In addition, the survey of waste sources from the mainland to the sea, serving the development of a national action plan on coastal and marine pollution management due to waste sources from the continent.

The province also strengthened cooperation and coordination with ministries, central branches and international organizations in the investigation, survey and protection and development of marine and coastal ecosystems in a sustainable manner; planning and developing conservation areas, especially Tien Hai wetland nature reserve . In 2008, the coastal estuarine area of ​​Tien Hai district was recognized as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. Red river delta, creating favorable conditions for the protection and exploitation of marine economic development of the province.

However, facing the challenge of climate change, protection of sovereignty over sea and islands; the decline of aquatic resources, biodiversity and marine ecosystems; The current state of pollution of the marine environment today . at all levels, sectors and the whole society need to pay attention to the stronger and jointly to keep the marine environment clean.

On World Environment Day, International Day of Biodiversity, World Ocean Day, Vietnam Sea and Island Week took place in June 2013, Thai Binh organized many specific and practical activities such as deploying to clean and clean the coastal environment, putting garbage collection bins at Con Vanh beach, Nam Phu commune (Tien Hai district) ., at the same time, stepping up the organization of implementation of the strategy of distribution Sustainable development of the sea and coastal areas contributes to preserving the marine environment, improving the quality of life and livelihoods for coastal communities.