Asia Album: Floating fish farms in Indonesia's Aceh

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 18, 2024 shows floating fish farms in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Floating fish farms are forming an important part of local fisheries industry in Lhokseumawe, a major coastal city in Indonesia's Aceh Province located on the northwest tip of Sumatra Island.

Indonesia, an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands and a coastline of about 81,000 km, is known for its aquaculture commodities of shrimp, lobster, crab and seaweed. In recent years, the government of the Southeast Asian country has developed an aquaculture village program in efforts to boost fisheries production and exports, as well as promote post-pandemic economic recovery.

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a fisherman working at a floating fish farm in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a fisherman rowing a wooden boat near floating fish farms in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 18, 2024 shows floating fish farms in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua) ■