A “super-intensive” shrimp pond in Cà Mau City’s Hòa Tân Commune in Cà Mau Province. – VNA/VNS Photo Kim Há Viet Nam News CÀ MAU – The deputy chairman of the Cà Mau Province People’s Committee has asked local authorities to complete the zoning of concentrated farming areas for intensive- shrimp farming and super-intensive shrimp farming models. Speaking at a seminar on Thursday, Lê Văn Sử said shrimp breeders using the intensive models who do not meet environmental protection regulations should breed other aquatic species or switch to another shrimp model. Local governments and the province’s interdisciplinary inspection team have been asked to carry out inspections and help households follow regulations. More than 1,470 households breeding shrimp under these models have failed to meet regulations. The province expects to resolve any problems associated with these households by the end of the year. Cà Mau, the country’s largest shrimp producer, has nearly 16,000 households that breed 9,620ha of shrimp under intensive and super-intensive models. Most of the areas are in Cà Mau City and Đầm Dơi, Phú Tân, Cái Nước, Năm Căn and Trần Văn Thời districts. Of the 9,620ha, more than 2,010ha are under super-intensive farming, in which the density of shrimp can be up to 250 per square metres, about five times higher than traditional farming methods. Nets protect the super-intensive ponds from the sun overhead, while water wheels and pumps on the pond beds help oxygenate the water. The super-intensive farming model requires a number of ponds… [Read full story]
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