Mekong Delta: Overcoming difficulties of seafood industry in many localities of Vietnam to the finish line

Early completion of the plan This year, the seafood industry in the Mekong Delta faced many difficulties due to natural disasters, epidemics, high prices of materials and breeds. However, overcoming those disadvantages, many localities have had bright spots, completing the set target plan. In Tra Vinh, according to Mr. Tran Van Dung, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, so far, nearly 200,000 tons of seafood have been harvested, of which the aquaculture production is over 152,000 tons and the fishing output is over 47,800 tons; achieved 85% of the plan, an increase of over 1,000 tons over the same period. Reports of localities sent to Tra Vinh Fisheries Sub-Department show that up to now, the farming area and annual harvest have reached the set targets. In farming, in salt and brackish water, farmers have so far raised more than 1.5 billion tiger shrimp seed on an area of 23,100 hectares, over 5.7 billion white shrimp with an area of over 7,900 ...