越南禁止死海鲜的加工与销售

AS IT IS 2016-05-07 Vietnam Bans Unsafe Seafood¹ in Central Provinces 越南禁止死海鲜的加工与销售

Vietnamese officials have banned the processing or selling of dead seafood washed ashore² or caught in an area along the country’s central coast.

The ban relates to fish and other sea creatures caught within 20 nautical³ miles of a mysterious fish kill.

Vietnam’s agriculture and rural development agency announced the measure earlier this week. The agency also set guidelines for destroying possibly bad seafood. But officials did not expand on measures to deal with violations⁴.

The Vietnamese government has been investigating the fish kill. Large numbers of fish began dying nearly a month ago at fish farms and in waters along four central provinces.

At first, the government said the cause of the fish kill could be a “red tide.” Red tides happen naturally when algae⁵ become so numerous that they discolor the water. The government also said that harmful chemicals from human activities could have been responsible for the deaths.

State media have tied the event to what were said to be the release of toxic⁶ materials from a steel factory built by Taiwan's Formosa Plastics (TFP). Last month, the company said there is no evidence that wastewater from its steel plant was to blame.

Vietnamese officials have said that establishing the exact cause of the toxins⁷ will take time.

The new ban was announced a day after the environmental and health ministries⁸ said seawater and seafood in the four affected⁹ provinces met safety rules.

Many people are afraid bad fish collected from the coastal¹⁰ waters have entered Vietnam’s food supply. That fueled anger on social media. Rare public demonstrations¹¹ have taken place across the country and in other Southeast Asian nations.

"The government’s responses and acts are inappropriate since the people want to know what caused these mass fish deaths," Hanoi resident La Viet Dung told VOA's Vietnamese Service. "It’s been a month now, but they haven’t provided us with an…answer which makes us doubtful. This is either due to their weak governance, or they are trying to hide something.”

This week, nearly 140,000 Vietnamese nationals signed a petition urging the United States to launch an independent investigation¹² of the disaster. The call came just weeks before U.S. President Barack Obama makes his first visit to Vietnam.

Words in This Story

ashore – adv. on or to the shore of an ocean, sea, lake or river

fish kill – n. a mass death among the fish population of a given area caused by pollution or other contaminants

red tide – n. a discoloration of seawater caused by a bloom of toxic red organisms  

algae – n. simple plants that have no leaves or stems and that grow in or near water

petition – n. a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something

1 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

2 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

3 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

4 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

5 algae   

n.水藻，海藻

参考例句：

• Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
• Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。

6 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

7 toxins   

n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. 海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
• Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body. 大部分毒素被自然排出体外。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

9 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

10 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

11 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

12 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。