Flood season in the Mekong Delta also lasts shorter, leading to a decrease in the amount of fish coming from upstream. Once the sign of prosperity in the Mekong Delta, the siamese mud carp, or linh fish population in the Mekong River is declining significantly.
To rebuild the nearly depleted fish population and protect the ecosystem, a scientist at Dong Thap University has successfully accomplished artificial reproduction of this kind of fish.
Each year, he sells hundreds of millions of fingerlings to farming households in the province. Apart from that, Tân and his associates are also doing research to breed other varieties of fish and shrimp to bring higher economic profits to farmers.
