Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Le Anh Tuan

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• Research Article
  Recent Changes in the Bioeconomic of Finfish Mariculture in Vietnam
  Author(s): Elizabeth H Petersen*,Brett D Glencross,Nguyen Van Tien,Le Anh Tuan,Vu An Tuan,Truong Ha PhuongElizabeth H Petersen*,Brett D Glencross,Nguyen Van Tien,Le Anh Tuan,Vu An Tuan,Truong Ha Phuong
  
  Finfish mariculture farmers in Vietnam are making careful practice change decisions in reaction to a number of economic drivers. These economic drivers are centred on trends of increasing input costs and decreasing output prices. In general, mariculture farmers are adapting to the cost-price squeeze in a number of ways, including increasing stocking densities and area, and by adopting risk-reducing strategies (decreasing grow-out periods and using a larger number of smaller ponds to spread mortality risk). However, there is still a shortage of good quality low-cost fingerlings which is constraining farmers’ ability to adapt to the cost-price squeeze. The dominant input cost source is feed. Most farmers are still reliant on trash-fish feeds. With low and decreasing feed conversion ratios for trash-fish, there is decreasing incentive for these farmers to change to pelleted diets. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000311

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