Cobia farming in Vietnam

In the past, cobia farming in cages helped many people from all over the world to settle down on Hon Chuoi and have a stable life in the sea. From a few households, with a few initial cages, now there are 36 farming households in Hon Chuoi, with 96 rafts and 198 cobia cages, bringing hundreds of tons of aquatic products to the locality every year. However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, for the past 2 years, the local cobia farming in cages has faced many difficulties. From the output, the price, the loss of the crop, so many people had to give up the cages and go ashore to find other ways to make a living. As information shared by Mr. Tu Phuong (Le Van Phuong), Chairman of the Co-operative Breeding cobia in cages: “The cooperative was established in 2012, with 12 farming households. Since 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, fish farming has faced many difficulties, people have lost their jobs, they have quit their jobs, now there are only 8 farming ...