ANN/VIETNAM NEWS – Ben Tre province in Vietnam is set to prioritise the development of its marine economy with the goal of becoming the Mekong Delta’s foremost province in establishing a robust and sustainable marine economy by 2030.
Deputy Chairman Nguyen Minh Canh highlighted the focus on renewable energy, aquaculture, and coastal tourism. The province aims to foster ecological marine culture, address climate change, safeguard the marine environment, combat coastal erosion, and preserve marine ecology.
The province will prioritise giving marine space for developing renewable energy and new marine economy sectors that are environmental friendly, and assist investors to speed up investing in zoned wind power projects from now to 2030.
It aims the output of solar and wind power will reach 1,500 miliwatts (MW) in 2025 and 3,000MW in 2030.
In aquaculture, the province will develop high-tech, biosafety and environmental friendly aquaculture from now to 2030.
It aims aquaculture will achieve an output of 136,000 tonnes in 2030 and earn a production value of VND450 million (MYR86,800) per hectare a year. It will develop 5,100 hectares high-tech farming areas for breeding aquatic species and producing their fry by 2030.
All concentrated aquaculture areas for breeding key aquatic species will get Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP) or equivalent standards.
The province now has 3,067 hectares of high-tech marine shrimp breeding areas with an annual output of more than 128,000 tonnes.
Shrimp is one of the province’s key aquatic species. The province will upgrade inspection data management systems for fishing boats, and manage and develop fishing boats in according to their granted licenses.
It will improve the service quality of fishing ports and storm shelters for fishing boats, and the service quality of establishments that produce and repair fishing boats and offer logistic services for fishing boats.
