Efforts to develop high-tech marine aquaculture

The pilot project to develop high-tech marine aquaculture in Khanh Hoa, approved by the Prime Minister, is expected to promote rapid and sustainable development of the province's marine aquaculture industry. Therefore, coastal units and localities need to make efforts to quickly implement the tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee in implementing this project.

The pilot project to develop high-tech marine aquaculture in Khanh Hoa is identified as a boost to open up the future development of the province's marine aquaculture industry in the direction of increasing productivity and value of the aquaculture industry, raising farmers' income, solving employment, improving socio-economic conditions, aiming at exporting high-standard seafood, ensuring food safety, meeting the needs of the domestic and export markets.

Immediately after the Prime Minister approved the project, the Provincial People's Committee organized the announcement and launch of the project. The Provincial People's Committee has also approved the location, coordinates, and area of ​​the province's sea areas within 3 nautical miles and from 3 to 6 nautical miles for high-tech marine farming. Coastal units and localities have actively deployed and mobilized people and businesses to participate in converting and investing in high-tech marine farming.

High-tech marine cage systems in Dam Bay area, Nha Trang.

According to Nguyen Duy Quang - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the province is currently continuing to expand the pilot model of high-tech marine farming from the support fund of Thien Tam Fund - Vingroup Group for households (in the period of 2023 - 2025, supporting 80 households). Specifically, in the 2 years of 2023 - 2024, the province piloted high-tech marine farming at 10 households in Cam Lap commune (Cam Ranh City); in 2025, 70 more households will continue to be deployed in other localities in the province. Until now, 25 households have registered to participate, including 15 households in Cam Ranh City, 3 households in Cam Lam District, 5 households in Nha Trang City, and 2 households in Ninh Hoa Town. Of which, 17 households raising marine fish and lobsters in Dam Bay area (Nha Trang City) and Hon Noi area (Cam Lam District) have launched cage systems, raised juveniles, and completed procedures to be assigned sea areas and granted licenses for aquaculture at sea. 5 enterprises have proposed to invest in high-tech marine farming projects in the province's sea areas, with a total area of ​​about 635 hectares. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment has guided 2 enterprises to carry out procedures for the State to assign sea areas and grant licenses for high-tech marine farming. Propaganda and mobilization of people to participate

To encourage and support people and businesses to invest in high-tech marine farming, currently, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment is focusing on advising the Provincial People's Committee to issue criteria and classify cages at different levels of standards and technologies suitable for each region, farming area, farming scale, storm resistance level... to apply for high-tech marine farming in the province; support people in converting marine cages made from traditional materials to new materials; support funds to buy accident insurance for workers working on cages and means of serving marine farming; coordinate with agencies and units to guide and implement the establishment of high-tech marine farming cooperatives...

At a recent working session with the Department of Agriculture and Environment and coastal localities, Le Huu Hoang - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized: "The successful implementation of the pilot project on developing high-tech marine farming in Khanh Hoa will promote the sustainable development of the marine farming industry, create a breakthrough for growth in the aquaculture sector, contributing to promoting the economic growth of the province in the coming time". Therefore, Le Huu Hoang requested the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment and departments, branches, and People's Committees of coastal localities in the province to make efforts to implement this project. Units and localities need to closely follow and effectively implement the tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee in the Plan to implement the pilot project on developing high-tech marine farming in Khanh Hoa. In the immediate future, units and localities need to focus on propaganda and mobilization so that people boldly participate in the conversion to high-tech marine farming; guide and facilitate businesses to invest in high-tech marine farming in the province...

Hai Lang

Translated by T.T