Boosting shrimp production in H2/2015
(vasep.com.vn) In the first half of 2015, whiteleg shrimp farms cover the total area of over 40,000, down 18.9% year-on-year.
Production is estimated at 103.8 thousand MT, down 1.6%. In Mekong Delta, whiteleg shrimp was farmed in 34.800 hectares (down 26.5%), yielding 66,100 MT (down 22.2%).
With the light of hope for developing brackish water shrimp, Directorate of Fisheries asked local authorities to strengthen management and seed quality, along with enhancing link chains towards sustainability.