Aquaculture Area Overview
As of October 17, the total aquaculture area in Ca Mau covers 303,264 hectares, with shrimp farming occupying 278,615 hectares. The breakdown is as follows:
Extensive Shrimp Farming: The combined area for extensive shrimp farming (including shrimp-forest, shrimp-rice, and shrimp-crab-fish systems) totals 84,459.06 hectares. Currently, about 95% of this area is being stocked, as many farms undergo dredging and renovation. The area designated for stocking giant freshwater prawns is 17,794 hectares, with U Minh contributing 3,871 hectares and Thoi Binh 13,923 hectares.
Improved Extensive Shrimp Farming: As of October 17, the area for improved extensive shrimp farming has reached 187,621.8 hectares, surpassing the 2024 target of 187,000 hectares by 0.33% and reflecting a 4.24% increase from the previous year.
Intensive and Super-Intensive Shrimp Farming: The total area for intensive and super-intensive shrimp farming as of October 17 is 6,525.04 hectares across 7,378 households, achieving 95.96% of the 2024 plan (6,800 hectares) and increasing by 2.26% compared to last year.
Super-Intensive Shrimp Farming: The area for super-intensive shrimp farming has expanded by 9.1 hectares across 3 households in Nam Can district, bringing the total to 6,534.14 hectares across 7,381 households. This represents 96.09% of the 2024 target and is comparable to 99.05% of the area from the same time last year.
Intensive Shrimp Farming: The intensive shrimp farming area also increased by 9.1 hectares across 3 households in Nam Can district, reaching a cumulative area of 5,006.89 hectares among 5,078 farming households. This accounts for 96.29% of the 2024 target (5,200 hectares) and reflects a 5.12% increase year-over-year.
Giant Freshwater Prawn Farming: As of October 17, the area dedicated to giant freshwater prawn farming is 17,794 hectares, with U Minh contributing 3,871 hectares and Thoi Binh 13,923 hectares.
The data indicates a positive trend in both shrimp production and aquaculture expansion in Ca Mau, positioning the region as a significant player in the aquatic products sector. Continued growth in these areas suggests strong prospects for meeting future production targets.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade—reached during the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia—has generated strong optimism for Vietnamese exports, including tuna. Numerous positive points in the joint statement have raised high expectations for Vietnamese export goods, but turning these expectations into tangible benefits remains a long and challenging journey.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) At the conference on “Linking the Production and Consumption Chain of Ca Mau Crab 2025,” Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Sử posed a central question: how to shift the province’s crab exports toward official trade channels, instead of relying heavily on small-scale border trade with China as currently practiced.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People's Committee of Ca Mau Province has just issued a plan to expand the super-intensive, low-water-exchange, biosecure white-leg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) for whiteleg shrimp farming to a scale of 1,500 hectares, aiming to develop high-tech, sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sa Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (HNX: SGC) plans to issue over 7.1 million shares to raise nearly 465 Billion VND for Hoan Ngoc M&A Deal.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Rabobank, global tilapia production is forecast to exceed 7 million tons in 2025, driven by a strong recovery in major producing countries including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Among them, Vietnam is emerging as a potential tilapia supplier in the global supply chain, capitalizing on market fluctuations to expand production and exports.
By the end of Q3/2025, Vietnam’s seafood industry recorded a clear recovery as a series of leading companies reported strong profits — some even achieving the highest results in their history. After several quarters struggling with high costs and weakened demand, the latest business results indicate a robust comeback across the industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On November 12 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Embassy of the Netherlands, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, organized the Vietnam–Netherlands Business Forum under the theme “Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta.”
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