(vasep.com.vn) In Khanh Hoa province, traditional model of lobster cage rearing is exposing a lot of inadequacies such as widespread epidemic, low shrimp output and farming productivity. It is high time for Khanh Hoa to look towards sustainability in lobster cage farming sector.
The province has over 10,000 square kilometers of water surface, mainly lagoons, ferries, bays, tidal flats, suitable for aquaculture. Khanh Hoa has the advantage in lobster cage farming. The number of lobster farming cages in the province accounted for two third of total number of farming cages nationwide.
However, the farming model in the province does not bring high efficiency in productivity and output due to small scale. A group of cages consists of 10 ones and farmers only stock 100 pieces per cage. Besides, source of farming water is polluted, causing diseases on lobsters because farmers feed them fresh fish.
Sub-Department of Aquaculture of the province will implement detailed planning of farming areas in accordance with sustainable development.