Vietnam’s capital of shrimp farming

The southernmost provinces of Ca Mau and Bac Lieu have recently emerged as Vietnam’s largest shrimp exporters, helping Vietnamese shrimp secure a foothold on the world seafood market.

Bac Lieu province has a total shrimp farming area of 131,000 ha, including 2,000 ha of hi-tech farming (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Breeder shrimp are released into hi-tech farming ponds in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Hi-tech shrimp farming in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Harvesting shrimp in Dam Doi district, Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Harvesting shrimp at Nam Dong cooperative in Vinh Trach Dong commune, Bac Lieu province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Harvesting giant freshwater prawn in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visits an export shrimp processing plant at Minh Phu Seafood Corporation in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Ca Mau province has over 30 shrimp processing mills with a total capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Processing shrimp for export at Nam Can Import-Export Joint Stock Company in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Processing export products at Minh Phu Seafood Corporation in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Packaging shrimp for export in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

Processing dried shrimp in Ca Mau province (Photo: Vietnam Pictorial/VNA)

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