Breeding shrimp in Tiền Giang Province’s Gò Công Đông District. – VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí TIỀN GIANG – Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang are raising the fry of high – value aquatic species on an area of more than 6,000ha this year, up marginally from last year, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The species include black tiger shrimp, white – legged shrimp, giant river prawn, tra fish, and clam. The farmers have harvested nearly 11,000 tonnes so far this year for both domestic consumption and processing for exports, also marginally higher than in the same period last year. With a coastline of 32km and a dense river and canal network, the province has a huge advantage in terms of breeding all kinds of aquatic species, whether saltwater, brackish or freshwater. It has developed a number of farming models and bred various aquatic species suitable for each area. In coastal areas in the downstream region of the Tiền River, a tributary of the Mekong, black tiger shrimp and white-legged shrimp are bred. Tra is bred in islets further upstream on the Tiền River in Cai Lậy and Cái Bè districts…. Read full this story
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