Tiếng Việt
Address: 167 Thuy Van Street, Vung Tau Town, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province
Director: Nguyen Huu Thanh
Telephone: (+84-254) 385-7126
Fax : (+84-254) 381-1817
Email: thanhmarinefish@yahoo.com
Function and Tasks:
– Collecting, selecting and conserving pure stocks of high-value and precious species of marine fish and other aquatic animals; exploiting their gene pools as aquaculture targets;
– Studying domestication and acclimatization of new breeds of marine fish and other aquatic species to local water bodies in southern Vietnam;
– Performing genetic-selection programs for marine fish and shrimp species for aquaculture;
– Developing and applying advanced technologies for hatcheries in marine aquaculture;
– Producing and providing selective broodstock and high-quality seed of marine fishes and shrimps to hatcheries and aquaculturists in the Mekong Delta; and
– Providing consulting, other services, training and technology transfers in marine aquaculture to extension officers/farmers and other aquaculturists.
Activities and main outputs:
– Carrying out selective-breeding programs for black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and supplying selective pre-broodstock and seeds of these species to hatcheries and farmers;
– Developing and transferring breeding technologies of indigenous fish species such as grouper (Epinephelus coioides), sea bass (Lates calcarifer), milk fish (Chanos chanos) and spadefish (Proteracanthus sarissophorus);
– Studying and producing micro-algae (Nannochloropsis oculata and Isochrysis galbana) and other live food for marine aquaculture;
– Conducting testing experiments for newly introduced fish species, feed and other products in marine aquaculture;
– Doing laboratory services for water quality analysis and diagnosis on pathogens in marine aquaculture; and
– Providing training and services for seed production and grow-out techniques for the above-mentioned species.
