The movement of reclamation and restoration to expand cultivation areas is still maintained in localities in the province, especially riverside and coastal mudflats. In 1947 – 1948, the whole province reclaimed an additional 15,974 acres. In 1949, coastal areas such as Tan Boi beach (Thai Ninh) and southern Tien Hai area were explored for an additional 1,266 acres to grow sedge. As a result of the reclamation work, the cultivated area in the entire province increased sharply, reaching 298,318 acres in 1948. In November 1949, carrying out a campaign to limit abandoned areas, actively “donating land” to the Government, in the first phase alone, the whole province donated more than 300 acres of Northern Vietnam; in which Tien Hai coastal district is the leading unit.
During the period 1955 – 1957, facing the urgent task of restoring the economy, healing the wounds of war, implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s call, to create a vibrant competitive atmosphere throughout the province, the Thai Provincial Party Committee Binh directed all levels to conduct the Farmers’ Congress to launch the reclamation and deforestation movement; Promote production and consumption of fishing and salt making. In 1959, implementing the policy of cooperative development, coastal communes built 7 fishing cooperatives with 603 member households, accounting for 71% of the number of fishing households; 5 salt farming cooperatives with 444 households, accounting for 97.7% of salt farming households.
Period 1961 – 1965, implementing the first 5-year plan, implementing tasks and directions for agricultural production development of the Fifth Conference of the 3rd Party Central Committee, Thai Binh Provincial Party Committee Direct the entire Party and people to strengthen cooperation forces, promote agricultural production development, and bring the cooperation movement to a large scale.
Particularly for marine fishing areas, in 1960, the number of households participating in cooperatives was 74%, by 1961, this rate was 100%. For the salt area, in 1960, the number of households participating in cooperatives was 97.7%, and by 1961 it was 100%. In 1967, due to the enemy’s raids and control of the coast, the output of marine fishing reached 8,217 tons. By 1968, marine fishing increased by more than 9%, reaching 9,033 tons.
In Tien Hai, the district Party Committee directed the implementation of a “second advance” to comprehensively exploit coastal advantages, considering it a requirement and a strategic goal. In the early period of conquering and exploiting the sea, the District Party Committee focused on three main stages: salt – sedge – fish. 420 households including 2,111 people were allowed to expand and develop the salt industry, achieving output from nearly 700 tons in 1963 to 1,311 tons in 1964. The whole district has planted 392.5 acres of sedge, harvested for fishing. The annual average volume is from 1,400 to 1,700 tons.
By 1964, the whole district had 9 salt cooperatives, 4 fishery cooperatives and 4 professional production teams. The East Sea breakwater construction is being carried out on a large scale. The district has directed the mobilization of militia and guerilla forces and the Youth Union as the core to mobilize citizens to participate in dike construction projects.
During the winter-spring of 1961 – 1962, the entire district mobilized 120,000 work days to complete Rang Dong, Muoi, Lan and Binh Thanh dikes, blocking the flow of sea water, turning 1,000 acres of saline land into a residence for farming people. agriculture, salt making, fish farming such as Nam Cuong cooperative, Dong Minh salt cooperative…
Once again, with a strong will and creative talent, the Party Committee and people of Tien Hai continue to expand the rich countryside on the pristine Tien Chau beach land, establishing many new villages, especially for the harvest season. In the fall, we get 100 tons of rice and dozens of tons of shrimp and fish. The construction of the Lan River and Nam Hung dykes has expanded the farming area to 1,300 acres, bringing 2,300 acres from 1 crop to 2 crops, marking a milestone in the process of conquering the East Sea of Tien Hai residents.
After the day the South was completely liberated, the Party Committee and people of Thai Binh with the revolutionary spirit of attack, high determination, and great efforts on the front of building a new economic region organized 421 soldiers to explore the areas. uncultivated coastal areas, cleared 470 hectares of land, planted 239 hectares of new sedge, 147 hectares of tiger parrots, wave breakers and built a number of irrigation works to serve production. Implementing the policy of combining economic construction with national defense, national defense with economy and national defense with security, the entire population participated in planting 87,400 bamboo clumps and 120,000 rattan clumps on the coastal line and important combat clusters. important, especially the two districts Tien Hai and Thai Thuy.
On December 18, 1980, the 7th Session of the 6th National Assembly approved the new Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; The government apparatus of provinces and cities has been organizationally strengthened. The implementation of consolidating and perfecting the organization of government at all levels in the province in the spirit of the Resolution of the Party Central Committee and the Council of Ministers has helped facilitate leadership and direction, ensuring a direct relationship between the government and the Council of Ministers. rights and people.
Especially since the time the Provincial Party Committee organized the 12th Congress, thoroughly implementing the action motto “from land and labor, from rice, pigs, and industrial crops”, Marine economy was initially given importance to exploitation, especially fisheries.
In fishing cooperatives, production relations are consolidated and perfected. Cooperatives contract products and increase fishing vessels and boats. Fishing output by 1984 exceeded 30% of the plan. Fishing output in 1985 was twice that of 1980.
