Sustainable development of mariculture in Vietnam discussed
A conference was held recently in the central-coastal province of Khanh Hoa to discuss solutions to the sustainable development of mariculture in Vietnam.
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – A conference was held recently in the c🧸entral-coastal province of Khanh Hoa to discuss solutions to the sustainable development of mariculturein Vietnam.
Speaking at the November 25 event, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said mariculture holds hugepotential, given the country's coastline of over 1 million sq.km.
Mariculture will contribute to the successful implementation of the12th Party Central Committee’s resolution on the strategy forsustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy till 2030, with a vision to2045, he said, adding that the PrimeMinister has issued a decision targeting a mariculture production of 800,000 tonnesby 2025. By the end of 2022, as much as 740,000 tonnes were already achieved.
He called for the spread of successful mariculture models, accompaniedby ensuring that the products have proven origin and quality certification.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tran Hoa Namsaid major species bred at sea in ♔Khanh Hoa include seabass, cobia, goldfinpermit and lobster. Among them, lobs🌜ter is a high-value species preferred bytourists and foreign import markets.
Vietnam's mariculture area covers 85,000hawith 8.9 million cu.m of cages, contributing to a total production of nearly750,000 tonnes per year and an export turnover of 11 billion USD last year.
Khanh Hoa has over 97,000 aquaculture cages with an annual outputof around 18,000 tonnes, creating jobs for over 4,000 rural workers, he added.
The national strategy for sustainablemariculture development by 2030 states that Vietnam has great potential formariculture, particularly in raising varieties with high economic values suchas plaice, grouper, tuna, oyster for pearls, and seaweed.
With ಞa coastline of over 3,260km and numerousislands and bays, the country ranks as the worജld’s fourth-largest producer ofseafood from aquaculture./.
The growth in Vietnam's seafood export turnover in recent years has been created from the foundation of the aquatic farming, exploitation and processing industry.
Ninh Thuan province has a coastline of over 100 km and boasts a diverse system of lagoons and bays. Taking advantage of its topography, local fishermen are investing in aquaculture with high economic value and doing so in a sustainable manner.
Reducing the exploitation of natural seafood and increasing offshore aquaculture are considered solutions to balance human demand with the conservation and sustainable development of marine resources.
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A lobster farming area in Khanh Hoa (Photo: VNA) 
