Kien Giang province is implementing comprehensive measures to achieve a seafood production target of over 830,000 tons in 2025, including 420,000 tons from capture fisheries and over 410,000 tons from aquaculture.
According to Phu Vinh Thai, Deputy Director of the Kien Giang Sub-Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance, the target was recently raised by 10,000 tons compared to earlier this year to support the province’s new agricultural-environmental growth goals set by the Provincial Party Committee. Accordingly, Kien Giang’s economic growth target for 2025 has been adjusted upward from 7.5% to at least 8%.
In aquaculture, the total farming area is projected to reach 325,000 hectares, an increase of over 14,000 hectares with an output of 410,300 tons—up more than 10,000 tons. Notably, the target for brackish water raised shrimp has been raised significantly from 145,000 tons to 155,000 tons. The province prioritizes efficient shrimp farming models like intensive, semi-intensive, semi-extensive, shrimp-rice and shrimp-forest systems, focusing on large-sized, high-value products.
In capture fisheries, Kiên Giang continues to support fishermen by providing timely weather, fishing ground and seasonal information. Fishing will be organized in groups and teams to foster collaboration. At the same time, the province is intensifying inspections and enforcement against IUU (illegal, unreported, and unregulated) fishing, focusing on violations such as fishing in restricted areas, destructive practices and non-reporting.
Notably, Kiên Giang is promoting high-tech marine aquaculture of high-value species like grouper, cobia, yellowtail pompano. Farmers are encouraged to switch from wooden cages to HDPE cages, adopt offshore farming, and apply technology to cut costs and expand markets.
Aditionally, the province is also developing integrated sea crab farming (crab-shrimp-rice, crab-shrimp-forest) and increasing the value of male crabs to female crabs to boost value. For mollusks, high-value species like blood cockles, clams, perfumed snails, pearls... are prioritized.
With suitable adjustments and supportive policies, Kiên Giang expects to achieve sustainable seafood development, significantly contributing to the province’s overall economic growth in 2025.