(vasep.com.vn) In 2014, aquaculture in Ninh Thuan reported high yields, for all kinds of products, from shrimp to marine fish. The province has intensively invested in infrastructure for shrimp rearing and hatcheries.
According to the provincial Department of Aquaculture, by the end of 2014, shrimp farms cover the total area of 1,040 hectares, including 4% of black tiger shrimp and 96% of whiteleg shrimp. These farms yielded 8,940 MT, including 140 MT of black tiger shrimp and 8,800 MT of whiteleg shrimp. Mr. Nguyen Van Vinh, a farmer in Phuoc Dinh Commune, Thuan Nam district, growing 6 hectares of whiteleg shrimp with CPF -Green House model had a successful harvest. He harvested 25 MT/ hectare, and earned VND 10 billion.
Commenting on hatchery, Mr. Phan Dinh Thinh, Director of the provincial Department of Aquaculture regarded the expansion of hatcheries to suit the demand for shrimp posts. During the year, hatcheries produced 24.1 billion seeds with 19 billion shrimp posts, of which 5.1 billion are black tiger shrimp posts. Beside shrimp, seeds of other types such as snails, snout, sea bass, blue crabs, freshwater fish were produced, with the total of 115 million.
The aquaculture industry of the province strives to produce 13,080 MT of seafood products, including 8,350 MT of shrimp and 24 billion seeds in 2015. Growing using technologies towards sustainable development is what the province focus to do in the coming years.