Nghe An produces 1.2 billion shrimp seeds in 8 months

(Baonghean.vn) - Since the beginning of the year, Nghe An has produced more than 1.2 billion shrimp seeds of all kinds, including more than 1 billion white-leg shrimp and 178 million black tiger shrimp, an increase of 5% over the same period last year.

Currently, Nghe An has 85 shrimp seed production facilities, the most of which are in Hoang Mai Town and Quynh Luu. In addition to producing seeds to serve the needs of about 1,700 hectares of farming in the province, shrimp seeds produced in Nghe An are also sold to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh and Quang Ninh provinces.

Technical staff of Viet-Uc Nghe An Seed Company, in Quynh Minh commune, Quynh Luu, check shrimp seeds. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Compared to before, because people have switched to crop rotation, shrimp seed production must be continuous throughout the year. Thanks to proactive breeding and seed release time, the shrimp output in the first crop of this year was quite good. In the first 8 months of the year, shrimp output reached nearly 4,558 tons, with a yield of about 3.3 tons/ha.

To raise the fish safely, after catching the fry, pond owners often choose to raise the fry for another 15-20 days in tanks before releasing them into the pond. In the photo: Raising fry at Mr. Hoang Xuan Tin's pond in Mai Giang 1 hamlet, Quynh Bang commune, Quynh Luu. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Mr. Le Van Huong - Deputy Head of the Department of Fisheries added: In addition to producing about 2 billion shrimp seeds each year, Nghe An has now produced a number of other aquatic seeds, notably crab seeds. With 16 production facilities, each year the whole province produces over 20 million crab seeds for sale to the market./.

Nguyen Hai