Kien Giang enjoys over 10 percent rise in aquatic production
The total aquatic catching and production of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang fetched 836,175 tones in 2020, surpassing the yearly target by 10.75 percent, according to a local official.
Kien Giang (VNA) – The total aquatic catchingand production of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang fetched 836,175 tonesin 2020, surpassing the yearly target by 10.75 percent, according to a localofficial.
Quang Trong Thao, Vice Director of the provincial Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the catching volume exceeded572,000 tonnes, while the output of aquaculture is 264,105 tonnes.
Notably, the province produced 92,490 tonnes of shrimp inthe year, up 11.7 percent year on year.
He said that the province is re-organising its fishingactivities towards reducing small vessels and increasing large capacity fleet.
Meanwhile, the province has focused on transferring aquaticfarming technology to farmers, especially in shrimp breeding, while applyingSemi-biofloc and Biofloc technologies in shrimp farming, thus raising the productivityfrom 10-12 tonnes per hectare to 30-50 tonnes per hectare.
The province will expand industrial shrimp farming areas,especially in the Long Xuyen quadrilateral area, while switching ineffective rice fields to the model of shrimp-ricefarming.
Along with the improvement of infrastructure system, theprovince will work to enhance the quality of varieties, feed and diseasecontrol in aquatic farming, said Thao.
He added that Kien Giang will also support fishermen to promoteefficiency of fishing activities in parallel with guiding them on thepreservation of fishery resources, while rolling out measures to preventillegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in line with therecommendations of the European Commission (EC)./.
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Tuna fishing. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
