(vasep.com.vn) With the increase in both scale and quality, total seafood production in 2014 is anticipated at over VND 1,724 billion, up VND 297 billion year on year. 62,856 MT of fish and shrimp are produced, up 10,219 MT year on year. Aquaculture production is 29,206 MT, up 5,069 MT year on year. This includes 7,530 MT of black tiger shrimp, 6,743 MT of white shrimp MT, with 6,685 MT of crab.
In 2014, about 1.356 billion black tiger shrimp seeds are grown in 10,701 farms, covering the area of over 14,120 hectares. Profit is reported by 8,554 farms growing black tiger shrimp.
Meanwhile, 797 million whiteleg shrimp posts are grown in 1,114 hectares by 1,830 farms. With the average yield of 2.62 MT/hectare, 1,236 farms earned profit.
Around 85.5 million crabs are grown by 8,673 farms, covering an area of 12,160 hectares. Another 2,846 farms grow aquaculture varieties.
The total aquaculture investment in the district in 2014 is more than VND 1,312 billion; in which VND 1,070 billion are mobilized by farmers and loans are of VND 242 billion.
Duyen Hai district has made its own target for 2015, according to which, 63,430 MT of shrimp and fish will be produced. Particularly, aquaculture production will reach 29,880 MT, constisting of 7,200 MT of black tiger shrimp, 7,000 MT of whiteleg shrimp, 7,000 MT of crabs, 230 MT blue crayfish, 5,500 MT of farmed fish, 450 MT of mollusks, and 33,550 MT of marine fish.