The aquaculture industry is recovering positively.

(GLO) - Following the storms and heavy rains at the end of 2025, thanks to the support of the government, relevant agencies, and credit institutions, many aquaculture households in the province have overcome difficulties to resume production and have begun to harvest.

Many farming areas are yielding good results, and stable selling prices are helping people gradually recover from losses and look forward to a successful farming season.

Overcoming difficulties to resume production after storms and floods.

As a locality with a large area for aquaculture, De Gi commune has restored and restocked approximately 190 hectares with abalone, oysters, whiteleg shrimp, and tilapia. Mr. Dinh Phuoc Thang - Head of the Economic Department of the commune - said: Thanks to the support of loans and technical guidance for the people, the aquaculture situation in the area is basically stable, although there are still potential risks of prolonged heatwaves, fluctuations in water environment, and diseases.

Mr. Vo Cong Minh (Duc Pho 1 village, De Gi commune) is delighted that his shrimp are growing healthily. Photo: Hong Thuong

Some areas have yielded good harvests, with shrimp averaging 12 tons/ha, abalone 16 tons/ha, and tilapia 10 tons/ha. Particularly, with shrimp prices remaining around 120,000 VND/kg, abalone 210,000 VND/kg, and tilapia 110-130,000 VND/kg, farmers are making significant profits.

Mr. Pham Xuan Binh, Party Secretary and Head of Duc Pho 1 village (De Gi commune), said that the locality currently has nearly 300 households engaged in aquaculture with approximately 65 hectares of water surface. After receiving support for environmental treatment, many households have effectively restored production. To date, 6 households have harvested shrimp, 3 households have harvested abalone, and several households have harvested oysters. Notably, some abalone farming households have achieved profits of 1-1.5 billion VND/hectare.

Following damage from a storm at the end of 2025, Ms. Huynh Thi Trang's family (Duc Pho 1 village) lost approximately one-quarter of their farmed snail production on an area of ​​1,800 m2.

“With guidance from experts on environmental management and embankment reinforcement, our family continued the farming season. Recently, we harvested 8 tons of sea snails, selling them at 250,000 VND/kg, generating revenue of approximately 2 billion VND. After deducting expenses, the profit was about 1 billion VND. Thanks to this, our family was able to compensate for losses after the storm and have capital to reinvest in the new season,” said Ms. Trang.

Meanwhile, Mr. Vo Cong Minh (Duc Pho 1 village) happily shared: "The last shrimp farming season of 2025 was affected by storms and heavy rain, so this year, my family was more cautious in raising shrimp on an area of ​​1,000 m2. After more than 2 months, the shrimp reached about 80 shrimp per kilogram, yielding over 1.5 tons. Although the investment cost was nearly 150 million VND, with a selling price of about 120,000 VND per kilogram, my family still made a profit."

In An Luong commune, the local government has supported 43 households in accessing over 4 billion VND in loans to restore production after the storms at the end of 2025. At the same time, the commune coordinated technical training and provided 3,500 kg of 20% Sodium Chlorite disinfectant to improve fish ponds, treat the environment, and prevent disease outbreaks.

Mr. Duong Thanh Tan (Hamlet 1, An Luong Commune) said that out of nearly 4,000 square meters of ponds damaged by the storm, his family has only managed to restore 3,000 square meters to raise whiteleg shrimp. In the last season, he harvested about 4 tons of shrimp, generating revenue of over 800 million VND.

"Due to the high cost of inputs, the profit was only about 240 million VND. However, this income was enough to help the family compensate for the losses after the storm and have capital for reinvestment," Mr. Tan shared.

Expectations of recovery and growth

According to Mr. Vo Thanh Hoang, Chairman of the People's Committee of An Luong commune, the commune currently has about 650 households engaged in aquaculture with an area of ​​approximately 428 hectares, mainly raising whiteleg shrimp, tilapia, crabs, and some other aquatic species. Of these, about 50 households have started harvesting with relatively stable yields and selling prices.

Shrimp and fish farmers in Tuy Phuoc Dong commune have also had their harvests. Photo: Hong Thuong

"From June onwards, we will enter the main harvesting period of the aquaculture season. People expect this year's farming season to be more efficient, contributing to the recovery and development of the local aquaculture industry after the impact of natural disasters," Mr. Hoang said.

According to Mr. Pham Thanh Nhan, Head of the Aquaculture Department (Fisheries Sub-Department, Department of Agriculture and Environment), after the storms and floods of 2025, the fisheries sector coordinated with localities to provide disinfectants, technical guidance on pond treatment, the use of clearly sourced fry, and increased water environment monitoring to reassure people about resuming production.

To date, the total aquaculture area in the province has reached approximately 4,068 hectares; including 923 cages for freshwater fish farming and 2,380 cages for marine fish and lobster farming, equivalent to the same period in 2025. Aquaculture production is estimated at 5,744 tons, an increase of 1.6% compared to the same period last year.

“The industry will continue to guide people in disease prevention and control, apply advanced production technologies, and expand potential farming areas to improve productivity, product quality, and develop aquaculture in a sustainable direction. We aim for a total aquaculture production of 20,000 tons in 2026, including 12,423 tons of farmed shrimp,” Mr. Nhan stated.

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