Fisheries experts share the view that Vietnam could also expand its breeding areas by two or three times in the Tien and Hau rivers. However, more attention needs to be paid to treating wastewater and protecting the environment, they stress.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s zoning plan until 2020, Vietnam will have almost 13,000 hectares of fish breeding areas, doubling the current figure. The country will be capable of producing nearly 2 million tonnes of tra fish, earning an export turnover of more than US$2 billon.