Vietnam - Licenses needed for cold-water fish farming

Individuals and enterprises need to ask for licenses at the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to raise cold-water fish, according to the General Directorate of Fisheries and the agriculture ministry.

Farming two coldwater fish, namely sturgeon and salmon, have been developed in Vietnam since 2005, mainly in reservoirs of hydropower plants and irrigation systems. Nguyen Viet Thuy, deputy director of the National Breeding Center for Freshwater Aquaculture under Research Institute for Aquaculture No.3, said those wanting to farm the fish need to apply for licenses with the agriculture department in their localities.

Le Van Quang, deputy director of the Da Nhim-Ham Thuan-Da Mi hydropower plant, said a number of companies are raising sturgeon at the reservoir of his firm with the total output volume of about 100 tons a year.

“We only manage and operate water levels and the hydropower plant, not managing fish farming businesses in the lake. Therefore, interested firms just need to ask for permission from Binh Thuan Province’s agriculture department to develop small-scale farming at our reservoir while the approval of the provincial government is needed for large-scale farming,” he stated.

In 2005, Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1 launched a pilot project to raise cold-water fish in Sa Pa District in Lao Cai Province. Now the fish farming has been expanded to Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Lam Dong and Binh Thuan provinces among others.

The country’s total output of cold-water fish reaches 800 tons annually, with Lam Dong contributing up to a half.

SaigonTimes

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