Enhancing the application of digital solutions in controlling and managing the fishing fleet is an outstanding effort of the southernmost province of Ca Mau, home to a fishing ground of 80,000 square kilometres, to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

A networking conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on April 24, in a bid to connect 54 local enterprises, mostly operating in the seafood sector, to their Chinese peers.

The VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair 2024, themed “In company with shrimp farmers” opened in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on March 20.

The Ca Mau Shrimp Festival 2023, along with a forum on “One Commune-One Product” connectivity, concluded in the Mekong Delta province on December 13 evening.

Participants at a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on December 11 looked into the development of the shrimp sector and solutions to ensure its sustainability.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau on December 10 kicked off its first-ever shrimp festival, which is hoped to help affirm Ca Mau shrimp brand and promote the local shrimp in particular and Vietnamese shrimp in general.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau will organise the first-ever shrimp festival and One Commune, One Product (OCOP) connection forum from December 10-13, said Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Phan Hoang Vu.

The VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair 2024, themed “In company with shrimp farmers”, will take place in the southernmost province of Ca Mau from March 20-22, heard a local press conference held on October 4.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is exerting efforts to promote and increase the efficiency of international integration with a vision to 2030.

Authorities of the southernmost province of Ca Mau have rolled out a series of measures to fulfill socio-economic tasks set for 2023.

After more than three years, a project on placing artificial reefs to protect and enrich fishery resources in combination with tourism development off the southernmost province of Ca Mau has recorded initial encouraging results.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is striving for an average export growth rate of 5-6% per year in the 2021-2030 period and export turnover of 1.73 billion USD by 2030.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau continues to invite investments into key projects this year, especially those in renewable energy in an effort to effectively tap its potential and advantages in sustainable development.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau plans to diversify its aquaculture and farming models to develop them effectively and sustainably.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau said 100% of local fishing vessels have installed Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) equipment, as a result of drastic measures taken by the provincial authorities to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is supporting seafood enterprises to make good use of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) to foster exports to the UK in the near future, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade said.

Despite facing difficulties, the southernmost province of Ca Mau saw remarkable economic growth in the first half and expects to meet its economic growth target of 7% this year.

So far this year, the southernmost province of Ca Mau has had 356 newly-established enterprises with a total registered capital of 7.2 trillion VND (307.68 million USD), up 50% in the number of firms, and fivefold in capital year-on-year.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau plans to convert this year nearly 2,000ha of unproductive rice paddies into fields where rice and aquatic species are rotated or perennial crops are grown.