Breeding shrimp with advanced farming techniques in Ben Tre province (Photo: VNA)Ben Tre (VNA) - The Mekong Deltaprovince of Ben Tre plans to develop its aquaculture areas to 47,000ha with anannual output of 300,000 tonnes of aquatic species in the 2018-2020 period.
Of the figure, 40,200ha will be saltwater andbrackish water aquaculture areas and the remaining freshwater aquaculture,under a new fishery development plan to 2030.
The province also targets expanding itsaquaculture area to 50,000ha in the 2021-2030 period.
Nguyen Huu Lap, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee, said the province would restructure breeding methods andkinds of aquatic species to suit the province’s natural conditions and adapt toclimate change.
The province will focus on advanced farmingtechniques for aquaculture to increase yield and quality.
In freshwater areas, the province will stabiliseits tra fish farming area and breed other traditional fresh waterfish species to increase income for local households.
In saltwater and brackish water areas, theprovince will continue developing the farming of key aquatic species likewhite-legged shrimp, black-tiger shrimp, bivalve molluscs and brackish waterfish.
The province will set up concentratedaquaculture areas that breed aquatic species under Good Agricultural Practice(GAP) for exports.
The province has more than 46,500ha ofaquaculture, including 11,500ha of semi-intensive and intensive shrimp farming.according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
It has concentrated farming areas forwhite-legged shrimp and black-tiger shrimp in the coastal districts of Ba Tri,BinhDai and Thanh Phu.
It also has 39 establishments that produceaquatic species fries or breed aquatic species, on a total area of 8,120haunder high quality standards like VietGAP, GlobalGAP, Aquaculture StewardshipCouncil (ASC) and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards.
Bui Van Lam, Director of the Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development, said the province targets having 10 percentof intensive shrimp farming areas to be bred under GAP standards or equivalentstandards.
Many seafood co-operatives in the province areoperating successfully.
The Rang Dong Seafood Cooperative in Binh Daidistrict’s Thoi Xuan commune, for instance, has nearly 9,690 members whomanage, breed and exploit clams on a total area of nearly 1,600ha in Chai Muoiand Thoi Muoi islets.
Pham Van Thuan, director of the cooperative,said the cooperative had harvested more than 1,290 tonnes of clams with revenueof 33 billion VND (1.4 million USD) in the first eight months of the year.
The clams have been granted Marine StewardshipCouncil (MSC) certification and exported to many countries.
The province has 13 modern seafood processingplants that can process up to 150,000 tonnes of seafood a year. The plantsprocess mostly shrimp, tra fish and clams.-VNA
Of the figure, 40,200ha will be saltwater andbrackish water aquaculture areas and the remaining freshwater aquaculture,under a new fishery development plan to 2030.
The province also targets expanding itsaquaculture area to 50,000ha in the 2021-2030 period.
Nguyen Huu Lap, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee, said the province would restructure breeding methods andkinds of aquatic species to suit the province’s natural conditions and adapt toclimate change.
The province will focus on advanced farmingtechniques for aquaculture to increase yield and quality.
In freshwater areas, the province will stabiliseits tra fish farming area and breed other traditional fresh waterfish species to increase income for local households.
In saltwater and brackish water areas, theprovince will continue developing the farming of key aquatic species likewhite-legged shrimp, black-tiger shrimp, bivalve molluscs and brackish waterfish.
The province will set up concentratedaquaculture areas that breed aquatic species under Good Agricultural Practice(GAP) for exports.
The province has more than 46,500ha ofaquaculture, including 11,500ha of semi-intensive and intensive shrimp farming.according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
It has concentrated farming areas forwhite-legged shrimp and black-tiger shrimp in the coastal districts of Ba Tri,BinhDai and Thanh Phu.
It also has 39 establishments that produceaquatic species fries or breed aquatic species, on a total area of 8,120haunder high quality standards like VietGAP, GlobalGAP, Aquaculture StewardshipCouncil (ASC) and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards.
Bui Van Lam, Director of the Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development, said the province targets having 10 percentof intensive shrimp farming areas to be bred under GAP standards or equivalentstandards.
Many seafood co-operatives in the province areoperating successfully.
The Rang Dong Seafood Cooperative in Binh Daidistrict’s Thoi Xuan commune, for instance, has nearly 9,690 members whomanage, breed and exploit clams on a total area of nearly 1,600ha in Chai Muoiand Thoi Muoi islets.
Pham Van Thuan, director of the cooperative,said the cooperative had harvested more than 1,290 tonnes of clams with revenueof 33 billion VND (1.4 million USD) in the first eight months of the year.
The clams have been granted Marine StewardshipCouncil (MSC) certification and exported to many countries.
The province has 13 modern seafood processingplants that can process up to 150,000 tonnes of seafood a year. The plantsprocess mostly shrimp, tra fish and clams.-VNA
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