The development of cold-water aquaculture, primarily sturgeon farming, has opened new directions for the aquaculture sector, tapping the potential of cold-water bodies, improving infrastructure, creating jobs, increasing incomes, and enhancing living standards, while also contributing to national defence in remote and border areas.

Amid increasing global integration, the cold-water aquaculture industry is encouraged to adopt modern, industrialised production technologies tailored to regional ecological conditions. This approach aims to improve survival rates, ensure efficient production, save water, protect the environment, and enable traceability of products.

Priority is given to diversifying production models, with enterprises serving as the core, promoting linkages between businesses and local households, connecting production with market demand, ensuring quality transparency, reducing costs, and enhancing the brand value of Vietnamese cold-water fish.

Sturgeon is a high-value freshwater species, introduced and farmed in mountainous regions of Vietnam where water temperatures remain below 26°C all year round. Over nearly 20 years of development, sturgeon farming has expanded to almost 30 provinces, producing an estimated 4,000 tonnes annually.

Key sturgeon farming areas include northern and Central Highlands provinces such as Lam Dong, Lao Cai, Son La, Lai Chau, as well as mountainous areas in the central coastal provinces including Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, and Ninh Thuan.

Vietfish 2025 showcases Vietnam’s global seafood strength

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) opened the Vietnam International Seafood Exhibition 2025 (Vietfish 2025) in Ho Chi Minh City on August 20.