Profile updated on 29 September 2022
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
Trà Vinh, Bến Tre, Kiên Giang, Tiền Giang, Sóc Trăng, Long An, Bạc Liêu, Cà Mau
PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Pond
WATER SOURCE
Brackish
JUVENILE SOURCE
hatchery - wild broodstock
Image: Holthuis 1980 via FAO
Regional offices under MARD and MONRE in association with the Research Institute for Aquaculture No 2 should increase the public reporting of key aquaculture performance indicators and evidence of farm areas. This could be achieved in part by launching the national fisheries database as advocated by MARD regulations and allowing public access to it.
