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Brackrish shrimp farming reaches 3 year high

by VTV406 January 2017 Last updated at 05:00 AM

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VTV.vn - According to the Directorate of Fisheries, as of the end of November, 2016, brackish water shrimp production reached 570,000 tones, up annually 1.3%.

This marked a three-year record. It's seen as a remarkable achievement of fisheries sector when faced with severe drought and salinity. In 2016, most of strategic shrimp farming areas in Mekong Delta region surpassed their output compared with the same period previous year. Soc Trang Province in particular increased by a record nearly 40 thousand tones.