(vasep.com.vn) Nam Can district based in Ca Mau province has 25,600 hectares of aquaculture land in which over 105 hectares are used for industrial shrimp farming and nearly 420 hectares are used for innovated extensive shrimp farming. The rest is for traditional extensive shrimp farming, forest-shrimp farming and co-cultivating shrimp with other aquatic species.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2013, Vietnam’s whiteleg shrimp exports hit US$1.58 billion, up 113 percent year on year and making up 50.7 percent of the country’s total shrimp exports which surpassed black tiger shrimp sales with US$1.33 billion, up only 6.3 percent and occupying 42.7 percent of total shrimp sales. In the first month of 2014, the trend was continued.

(vasep.com.vn) Fisheries industry, including aquaculture sector, particularly shrimp farming plays an important part in remaining Ca Mau province's economic growth. The province has over 296,000 hectares of aquaculture land including 266,000 hectares of shrimp farming. Annually, the local aquaculture production obtains 280,000 MT including 130,000 MT of shrimp.

Utxi will develop vannamei shrimp

Ca Mau Fisheries Department said

The issue facing Vietnam seafood

Fimex VN is the second company which

(vasep.com.vn) Through February 2014, Bac Lieu province exported 3,800 MT of seafood products for total value of US$44.3 million, up 4 percent in volume and 23 percent in value year on year. This is the highest export result over the recent five years.

(vasep.com.vn) Under semi-intensive farming model, whiteleg shrimp reared in Ha Tinh province fetches high productivity and profit thanks to its good adaptation and fast growth.

As of 25th January 2008 whiteleg

(vasep.com.vn) So far this year, farmers in Bac Lieu province have stocked nearly 1,500 hectares of whiteleg shrimp under intensive and semi-intensive models. Local shrimp farming area reported a sharp increase compared to the same period of last year thanks to higher shrimp price and demand as well as short farming time.

(vasep.com.vn) In recent time, IntraFish, an international website on seafood has published some articles about agar injection to shrimp by Vietnam packers to raise its weight. One-sided criticisms in articles may lead to misleading opinions of shrimp quality, production and trade by Vietnam.