Profile updated on 29 January 2025
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Penaeus vannamei, Penaeus monodon, Penaeidae
SPECIES NAME(s)
Whiteleg shrimp, Camarón blanco, Giant tiger prawn, Penaeid shrimps nei, (multispecies)
JURISDICTION
Sóc Trăng
PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Pond
WATER SOURCE
Brackish
JUVENILE SOURCE
hatchery - wild broodstock
Image: Holthuis 1980 via FAO
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- MARD legislation and the Provincial People’s Committee action plan support the adoption of area-based approaches to planning and disease management within the shrimp sector.
Weaknesses
- Despite the federal regulations, there are concerns that ponds continue to discharge effluent into the rivers and canal systems without proper treatment.
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