Historical development of aquaculture an example from Vietnam

Historical development of aquaculture
- an example from Vietnam

Phan Thi Van
Phan Thi Van
Ten minute talk

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Figures for 2012
 Total production: 5,732,900 T (5.2% increased)
– 3,110,700 T from aquaculture (6.1% increased)
– 2,622,200 T from capture (4.3% increased)

 6,150,000,000 USD from seafood export

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Vietnam Aquaculture production 1992 - 2012

Source: NSO and DFish
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Vietnam seafood exporting value
1997 - 2012

Source: NSO and DFish
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Vietnam Aquaculture area

Source: NSO and DFish
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Main aquaculture species
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Pangasius
Black Tiger shrimp
White leg shrimp
Tilapia
Carps
Cobia
Grouper
Lobster
Clam
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Pangasius

Source: NSO and DFish
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Shrimp

Source: NSO and DFish
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Main aquaculture system
 Large scale: pond, cage
 Small scale: VAC system, ponds, cage

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Human resource development for fisheries sector
 Jobs for more than 4 million people
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Fishing: 29.55%
Aquaculture: 40.52%
Seafood processing: 19.38%

Services: 10.55%
Increase 150,000 jobs/year from 2001 – 2011

Source: DFish
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Most challenging issues
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Seed
Environment
Disease
Feed
Market

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Aquaculture target for 2020
 Development Goal:
- Food security
- Exportation

 Target objectives:
- Area: 1,200,000 ha;

- Brackish water: 740,000 ha
- Fresh water: 460,000 ha

- Production: 4,500,00 tons:
- Brackish water: 1,550,000 tons
- Fresh water: 2,950,000 tons

- Exporting value: 7,2 billion USD
- Jobs for 2,5 million of jobs in aquaculture

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Thank you
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