At the end of 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) coordinated the Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) to hold the conference on the management of seafood seed production and business. At the conference, Deputy Minister of MARD Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu concluded that in 2010, Vietnam produced about 1.8 billion seeds of pangasius, 25 billion seeds of black tiger shrimp and over 20 billion seeds of whiteleg shrimp and other seeds for 5,200 ha of pangasius farming, 64 thousand ha of black tiger shrimp farming and 23.5 thousand ha of whiteleg shrimp farming. Aquaculture production in 2010 is estimated at about 2.8 million MT, in which pangasius production of about 1 million MT, black tiger shrimp of 300 thousand MT and whiteleg shrimp of about 150 thousand MT.
In 2011, the aquaculture area does not increase but its production strives for 3 million MT, up 8 – 10 percent compared to 2010. To achieve this target, the functional units must plan immediately on producing seeds, ensuring to supply enough in quantity and get the seed quality of some main species for the large and concentrated farming areas.
The Department of Animal Health must control strictly the quarantine of shrimp, pangasius, tilapia, mollusk and other species seeds, especially imported seeds across the Northern border; ensure the simply procedures and avoid the quarantine many time, etc.