Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) - The south central province of Khanh Hoa will increase the use ofadvanced technologies in marine aquaculture in the next five years, accordingto the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The department said it would encourage farmers to replace wood with newmaterials that are more resistant to winds and waves such as high-densitypolyethylene (HDPE) to make floating cages for breeding.
Farmers would also be encouraged to adopt advanced techniques for farming lobsters,seabass, grouper, cobia, and yellow pomfret, it added.
During a meeting with province authorities last week, Minister of Agricultureand Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said Khanh Hoa has strengths in thethree main pillars of fisheries, namely offshore fishing, large – scale marineaquaculture and seafood processing.
But considering it has more than 300km of coast and numerous bays and lagoons,it has not fulfilled its potential, he said.
Besides, its use of traditional techniques for marine aquaculture threatensenvironmental pollution and the safety of workers, Cuong warned.
It should therefore pursue development of smart agriculture which is a suitablesolution for the province in the future, the minister said.
The province has three marine aquaculture models that use advanced techniquesand new materials developed by Australis Aquaculture Vietnam Limited, ResearchInstitute for Aquaculture No 2 and its Agriculture Extension Centre.
The centre is breeding cobia in round-shaped HDPE floating cages based onNorwegian techniques.
The success of the models has helped expand the province’s marine economy andits marine aquaculture to an industrial scale, the department said.
It has also helped restructure fisheries towards increasing value-addition andsustainable development, it said.
The province has more than 54,000 lobster breeding cages with an annual outputof more than 1,300 tonnes and 10,000 cages for fishes with an annual output of4,000 tonnes.
Lobster is one of the province’s key products and is bred mostly in Van Ninh district, Ninh Hoa town and Nha Trang and Cam Ranh cities. Marine fish is mostly bred in bays and lagoons.
Most farmers breeding them in floating cages not only use traditional methodsand technologies but also operate on a small scale, which cause environmentalpollution, according to the department./.
The department said it would encourage farmers to replace wood with newmaterials that are more resistant to winds and waves such as high-densitypolyethylene (HDPE) to make floating cages for breeding.
Farmers would also be encouraged to adopt advanced techniques for farming lobsters,seabass, grouper, cobia, and yellow pomfret, it added.
During a meeting with province authorities last week, Minister of Agricultureand Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said Khanh Hoa has strengths in thethree main pillars of fisheries, namely offshore fishing, large – scale marineaquaculture and seafood processing.
But considering it has more than 300km of coast and numerous bays and lagoons,it has not fulfilled its potential, he said.
Besides, its use of traditional techniques for marine aquaculture threatensenvironmental pollution and the safety of workers, Cuong warned.
It should therefore pursue development of smart agriculture which is a suitablesolution for the province in the future, the minister said.
The province has three marine aquaculture models that use advanced techniquesand new materials developed by Australis Aquaculture Vietnam Limited, ResearchInstitute for Aquaculture No 2 and its Agriculture Extension Centre.
The centre is breeding cobia in round-shaped HDPE floating cages based onNorwegian techniques.
The success of the models has helped expand the province’s marine economy andits marine aquaculture to an industrial scale, the department said.
It has also helped restructure fisheries towards increasing value-addition andsustainable development, it said.
The province has more than 54,000 lobster breeding cages with an annual outputof more than 1,300 tonnes and 10,000 cages for fishes with an annual output of4,000 tonnes.
Lobster is one of the province’s key products and is bred mostly in Van Ninh district, Ninh Hoa town and Nha Trang and Cam Ranh cities. Marine fish is mostly bred in bays and lagoons.
Most farmers breeding them in floating cages not only use traditional methodsand technologies but also operate on a small scale, which cause environmentalpollution, according to the department./.
VNA
