This article describes the characteristics, challenges and future of shrimp, crab, prawn, mollusc, fish and Artemia culture in Vietnam and the effects of climate change.

The total value of aquaculture production in Vietnam, equivalent to US$4.26 billion in 2015, contributed approximately 65% of Vietnam total fisheries exports. Antibiotics use (ABU) was widely reported in Vietnam livestock and aquaculture industries for disease treatment or growth stimulation. The...

The Mekong Delta is the most important rice- and shrimp-producing region for food and economic security in Vietnam. Rice-shrimp farming is practised where salinity fluctuates substantially between wet and dry seasons. Research points to several potential risk factors for rotational systems, but...

This case study looks at changing livelihood strategies of the coastal population in Soc Trang Province in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, and their impacts on natural resources. It provides an opportunity not only to document the impact of shrimp farming on coastal livelihood but also to better...

This paper focuses on aquaculture development and environmental issues at Nai Lagoon in Vietnam during recent times. Discussions on the various aquaculture activities around the Nai Lagoon which include Black tiger shrimp culture (Penaeus monodon), Seaweed culture (Kappaphicus alvarezii), Swimming ...

This study describes antibiotic use by small-scale freshwater aquaculture farmers in the upper Mekong Delta in southwestern Vietnam and the knowledge and practices surrounding the cause and prevention of aquaculture disease in that region. Forty five farmers were included in the study, of which 19...

This study applied a stochastic frontier production model to analyze the technical (TE), allocative (AE), and economic (EE) efficiencies of intensive shrimp farming households, and to identify socioeconomic and shrimp farm-specific factors (farm size, labor, feed, seed, chemicals/medicine) that...

This issue contains topics on improved practices in life cycle assessment (LCA) of seafood and other aquatic products; implications of high animal by-product feed inputs in life cycle assessments of farmed Atlantic salmon; life cycle assessment of aquafeed ingredients; mapping the impacts of farmed ...