Vietnam: Lobster capital Phu Yen faces fear of storms

Song Cau town, Phu Yen province is known as the "capital" of lobster farming. These days, lobster farmers here are focusing on protecting the farming area and harvesting shrimp to avoid storms. In the 2024 shrimp crop, Mr. Nguyen Van Trung's family, Phu My village, Xuan Phuong commune, Song Cau town, raised 80 lobster cages. On average, Mr. Trung raised 200 green lobsters in each cage. After 10 months of farming, his family harvested and sold 2.5 billion VND, earning nearly 500 million VND in profit. As someone who has raised lobsters for more than 30 years in Xuan Dai Bay, Song Cau town, Mr. Trung said: Cage lobster farming is a traditional profession in Song Cau town, Phu Yen province. However, up to now, the farming profession still depends on the quality of the breed, water source and food. Lobsters are sensitive to fresh water, so when there is rain or flood, the only way for farmers to stay on duty to sink the cages, and when there is no fresh water, they have to pull the ...