Fishery news

Vietnam’s shrimp industry plays a strategic role, contributing up to 45% of the country’s seafood export value and providing livelihoods for millions of households. However, climate change, stricter quality and traceability requirements, and increasing global competition are posing major challenges. The development goal is no longer to increase volume but to enhance value, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.

The People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province has issued a plan to scale up the intensive super-high-density, low-water-exchange, biosecure whiteleg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) to 1,500 hectares, aiming to promote high-tech shrimp farming that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Although there are ecological conflicts between shrimp and rice, for now, in conditions where the irrigation system is not yet fully developed, the shrimp–rice model is a temporary solution that can bring benefits to farmers.

The shrimp–mangrove farming model, in which shrimp are farmed under mangrove forest canopies, has been expanding strongly across coastal provinces in the Mekong Delta such as Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, An Giang, Can Tho, and Vinh Long. This is a sustainable aquaculture approach that not only protects mangrove forests, but also supports climate change adaptation and provides stable livelihoods for local communities.