Profile updated on 12 November 2022

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus , Pangasius spp.

SPECIES NAME(s)

Striped catfish, Pangas catfishes nei, (multispecies)

JURISDICTION

An Giang

PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Pond

WATER SOURCE

Fresh Water

JUVENILE SOURCE

hatchery - closed cycle


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • MARD has introduced a voluntary farm-level certification scheme containing best management practices known as VietGAP.
Weaknesses
  • There is no evidence of farms being sited according to aquaculture or disease management zones, despite acknowledgment of area-based management approaches in policy and regulatory documents.