Việt Nam to be among world’s main shrimp producer The effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the successful application of technology in production could pave the way for Việt Nam to become one of the world’s main shrimp producers, experts have forecast.

Norway seeks aquaculture projects

Representatives from 17 Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture companies visited HCM City from November 7-15 to explore business opportunities and promote cooperation on sustainable aquaculture.

Lobster farmers march onward despite difficulty

PHÚ YÊN – “Lobster debt can only cleared with lobster!,” declares Nguyễn Thành Nhơn, the “Lobster King” of Sông Cầu Town in the coastal province of Phú Yên.

Power plant sludge to be used to reclaim land

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to use one million cubic metres of sludge from the Vĩnh Tân 1 Thermal Power Plant to reclaim land from the sea for building the Vĩnh Tân General Port in the central province of Bình Thuận.

Fishermen target young lobsters

Many fishermen in the central province of Khánh Hoà are becoming prosperous by catching and selling young lobsters to breeding farms.

Calm seas damage Khanh Hoa juvenile lobster catch Fishermen in the central province of Khanh Hoa, which leads the country in lobster farming, have had a poor catch of young lobsters since the sea has been unusually smooth during the current lobster catching season.

Lobsters need action plan The lack of a national master plan for development of lobster cultivation has led to disease outbreaks, lobster-fry shortage and high production costs, experts have said.

Lobster traps removed to save sea resources, tourism More than 15,000 illegal lobster traps have been removed from the beach area of Phan Thiet after nearly two months.

Lobster farmers need breeding plan The lack of a sustainable source of breeding stock and poor raising techniques are threatening the young Viet Nam lobster industry, according to experts.

Lobster industry struggles due to inadequate planning The lack of industrial animal feed for lobsters, aquaculture zoning plans and lobster fry are causing major problems for the country's lobster farming industry, experts say.