Located along the Bay Hap River in Subregion 14, Tan Hung Commune (Cai Nuoc District) enjoys favorable natural conditions for aquaculture, especially commercial crab – a specialty that has built Ca Mau’s reputation.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the Department of Science and Technology of Ca Mau province, the RAS-IMTA technology will be one of the breakthrough solutions to reduce environmental pollution and enhance the competitiveness of Vietnamese shrimp. With proven efficiency in cost, productivity, and environmental protection, this model is suitable for large-scale expansion, especially in the province’s concentrated farming areas.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province has recently issued a development plan for the crab sector, with the goal of turning Ca Mau into the largest crab farming center in the Mekong Delta and nationwide. This initiative is part of a key strategy to boost GRDP growth to 8.5% in 2025 and lay the foundation for double-digit growth in the 2026–2030 period.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Cà Mau actively promotes sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming models such as shrimp-forest and shrimp-rice, aiming to enhance the value and competitiveness of exported shrimp. The province focuses on adopting international standards like ASC, BAP, GlobalGAP, and Organic to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of global markets.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In response to climate change and increasing market demands for sustainable aquaculture, the province of Cà Mau is scaling up its improved extensive shrimp farming model, which has proven both economically and environmentally effective.

According to several raw shrimp traders and seafood processing and export enterprises in the province, immediately after the United States announced a 90-day suspension of countervailing duties, reducing the tariff from 46% to 10%, raw shrimp prices in the market have begun to stabilize and slightly rebound, with increases ranging from VND 5,000 to VND 10,000 per kilogram depending on segment and size. This is a positive signal, providing shrimp farmers with renewed motivation to prepare for the upcoming production season.

Currently, many households in the suburbs of Ca Mau City are implementing a fairly effective pangasius farming model, bringing in a stable source of income. Unlike the industrial scale in other provinces in the region, the pangasius farming model here is quite simple, low-cost, and is considered a promising direction for farmers.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2024, the total brackish water shrimp farming area in Ca Mau reached 278,600 hectares, with a shrimp output of 242,000 tons. This output achieved 99.59% of the set target and marked a 4.57% increase compared to the same period last year. The average shrimp yield attained 869 kilograms per hectare per year, representing a 38 kilograms per hectare per year increase compared to 2023. Shrimp export turnover reached USD 1.12 billion, positioning Ca Mau amongst the nation's leading localities in this sector.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On November 18, Ms. Truong Ha Phuong Anh, Director of the Center for Investment Promotion and Business Support (iPEC), stated that during the Ca Mau Province Agricultural and Aquatic Products Trade Promotion Conference 2024, held on November 15, there were 209 direct trade interactions between 42 seafood processing and exporting enterprises, OCOP producers in the province, and five leading domestic retail companies: Central Retail, Saigon Co.op, Kingfood Mart, Bach Hoa Xanh, and Satra Supermarket.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Cà Mau is accelerating its digital transformation, developing green industries, and promoting high-tech processing of agricultural and aquatic products, with a focus on sustainable economic growth and environmental protection.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first three quarters of 2024, brackish water shrimp production exceeded 1.1 million tons, with export revenue reaching $2.8 billion. The seafood industry has set a target of $4 billion for shrimp exports for the entire year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As Vietnam’s southernmost province, Ca Mau boasts abundant natural resources, particularly in fisheries and renewable energy, attracting significant international investment. The presence of international businesses in Ca Mau plays a pivotal role in driving economic growth and sustainable development, not only for the province but also for the entire Mekong Delta region.

(seafood.com.vn) Decision no 1587/QD-UBND approving the Investment and Upgrading Plan for Fisheries Infrastructure until 2030, with a vision to 2045, of the People’s Committee of Ca Mau Province was announced on August 9, 2024. The objective is to complete the construction of 13 fishing ports.

The rice-shrimp cultivation area of Thoi Binh district in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has received Best Aquaculture Practices' (BAP) certification of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the latest report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ca Mau province, total fishery production in the first 6 months of 2024 is estimated to reach 326,170 tons, reaching 50.03% of the plan, up 1.56% over the same period last year. Of which, aquaculture output reached 205,300 tons, an increase of 0.64%, and exploitation output reached 120,870 tons, an increase of 3.16%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the newly approved shrimp industry development plan for Ca Mau province, by 2030, the total investment capital for shrimp development will be around VND 20,000 billion. Ca Mau will have two 190-hectare seafood complexes in Nam Can district and a 178-hectare complex in Dam Doi district.

The southernmost locality is developing shrimp farming models that generate large outputs but are environment-friendly.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Ca Mau province has set a target for total aquaculture production to reach 570,000 tons by 2030, the growth rate of aquaculture output to reach an average of 3.93%/year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) By the end of July 2021, Soc Trang province is leading in seafood export with US$570 million, accounting for 11.3% of Vietnam's total turnover. In which, shrimp exports accounted for 94% with 535 million USD, the rest were fish cakes, surimi, squid, octopus and other mollusks.

In the first 6 months of 2021, shrimp export turnover of Ca Mau province - a key seafood province in the Mekong Delta, is estimated at 400 million USD, up 16.6% over the same period in 2020. Forecast in 2021, shrimp export of the province reached over 1 billion USD.