Vietnam: Raising marine fish in HDPE cages, every fish is big, healthy, and sold quickly

Sharing with the delegation, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hoa (Van Thanh commune, Van Ninh district) excitedly said: "The HDPE plastic cage has a diameter of 10m, a volume of 500m3, and I have raised 2 times, in which, the first phase. I stocked 1,100 cobia, after about 8 months of raising fish, the average weight was 7kg/fish, the survival rate was from 89-92%, the harvest was over 6.5-7 tons, after deducting interest expenses. about 88 million VND". Mr. Hoa added: "Seeing efficiency, in the second phase, I released 7,000 cobia, harvested 9 tons, with the selling price of 125,000 VND/kg, a profit of 120 million VND. Farmed fish applying new technology are very healthy. So our fishermen can rest assured, the family is currently preparing to release the third batch." Similarly, Mr. Tran Ngoc Sy (local cobia farmer) happily said: "Through my research, I have boldly switched from traditional wooden cages to HDPE cages. I find that HDPE cages are more open and the fish are big. This is the first ...