Ornamental Fish - Breeding business in Chaungtha
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In Chaungtha, people engage in breeding ornamental fish which are caught at sea along the cost of Ayeyawady delta and export them to Hong Kong and China via Yangon. Ko Thant Zaw Oo has been breeding ornamental fishes and lobsters caught at sea along Chaung Tha beach in Shwe Thaung Yan township for 10 years. He directly export the large ones and breed small fingerling which are smaller than 5gram in cage. He said, as fish resource is decreasing, the business will be more beneficial if they can be hatched. The breeders want to sustain the business as it is a lucrative business. Breeders can earn in millions from a fish. In addition, they find it the business bring them pleasure and make them happier. Breeders said the business is doing well in Rakhine state and Yangon as well.