Due to the stopping of fishing boats and shrimp farms built by some fishermen, the mangrove forests in the mudflats near the construction site are seriously damaged.
Mangroves can reduce winds across the surface of the water and this prevents the propagation or re-formation of waves, and they can also protect shorelines. A fixed biological community can be formed in Mangroves, which plays an important role in maintaining ecological balance.
The project department decided to recreate a mangrove forest on the coast near the construction. A mixed forest planting method was adopted, with one mangrove species planted every 2 meters, taking into account the ecological benefits and landscape effects. With the team's efforts, nearly 3,000 mangrove saplings were planted along both sides of the construction coastline of the offshore wind power project in Vietnam and along the 2 km access corridor of the traffic vessel pier.
The project team also found a natural bay with open water and low wind and waves for local fishermen, and completed the construction of berthing facilities with their cooperation, so that fishing boats can be centrally docked and managed to avoid causing harm to the mangroves again.
The project is located in the coastal area of Soc Trang Province, Vietnam, and is Chinese enterprises' first general contract for the construction of an offshore wind power project. The major construction includes the installation of 10 3.3 MW wind turbines, steel pipe pile sinking, casting a bearing platform and wind turbine installation. After the project is officially put into operation, it will strongly promote local energy conservation, emission reduction, energy structure optimization, and is of great significance to promoting environmental protection and sustainable economic development.