Oysters decline in Vietnam

Over the last few years oyster output has declined in Vietnams province of Nam Dinh, in 2004 the output was about 30,000 tonnes, and in 2009 the total output for oysters was only 20,000 tonnes. Nguyen Van Cuu, chairman of the Giao Thuy association of mollusc farmers said that local farmers had never used all the land available to them as some areas lack young oysters.

Mr Van Cuu also predicts that the trend of the decline will continue, and he spoke of some reasons that might account for the depleted source of young oysters. Local farmers way of breeding and their limited knowledge, also he said that they just focus on imminent profit. Since 1997 the farmers have had to get young oysters from other provinces. Read more...