Giant tiger prawns cause a stir at the 2nd Ca Mau Crab Festival

The appearance of mother giant tiger prawns longer than 20 cm, priced at more than 6 million VND/each, at Phan Ngoc Hien Square on the evening of November 16 created a highlight for the 2nd Ca Mau Crab Festival - 2025.

On November 16, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thanh, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ca Mau province, said that this year's Ca Mau Crab Festival will take place from November 16 to 22, gathering more than 300 booths displaying crab products, OCOP products, and many activities and folk games, expected to create the most vibrant festival atmosphere ever.

"Giant" mother tiger prawns longer than 20 cm, weighing 3 shrimp/kg, on display at Ca Mau Crab Festival

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At the seafood display area, many visitors were surprised to see with their own eyes mother giant tiger prawns weighing 3 per kg and mother whiteleg shrimp weighing 15 per kg, sizes rarely seen even in the southernmost sea.

These shrimps were caught at sea and currently have a market price of more than 6 million VND/shrimp.

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Mr. Duong Van Hung, who brought the "huge" batch of giant tiger prawns, said that these prawns were caught at sea, and the current market price is over 6 million VND/shrimp. Each mother tiger prawn can produce over 600,000 shrimp fry in one spawning session and can only be harvested a maximum of 3 times before being released back into the sea. "Keeping the mother prawns healthy to ensure the source of fry is both a requirement of the farming profession and a humane act of those working at sea," Mr. Hung said.

Many children were surprised when they saw the mother prawns with their own eyes.

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Many tourists saw shrimp of such large size for the first time. Mr. Nguyen Hoai Bao (45 years old, Ho Chi Minh City) shared that the fact that the breeding facilities release mother shrimp back to the sea after three spawnings not only helps maintain the natural source of shrimp but also shows responsibility for the marine environment of Ca Mau.

Mother shrimp weighs 15 pcs/kg, rare size

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With more than 416,000 hectares of aquaculture, Ca Mau is considered the "capital" of shrimp and crab in the country. This year's crab festival is not only an opportunity to promote the strengths of the local marine economy , culture and tourism, but also an opportunity for the province to connect with domestic and foreign businesses, expanding the market for typical products of the southernmost region of the country.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tom-su-khung-gay-sot-ngay-hoi-cua-ca-mau-lan-thu-ii-185251116180938502.htm