Farmers harvest giant freshwater prawns in Kien Giang province’s U Minh Thuong district (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has called for strengthening themanagement of seafood transportation across the border.
Specifically, the ministry asked the NationalSteering Committee Against Smuggling, Trade Fraud and Counterfeiting Goods(National Steering Committee 389) and some northern provinces to intensify thecontrol of shrimp and aquaculture feed from China to prevent the spread of adeadly new virus to Vietnam.
According to Deputy Minister of Agricultureand Rural Development Phung Duc Tien, a deadly new virus known as Decapodiridescent virus 1 (DIV1 virus) has caused massive loss to China’s shrimp farmsin recent years.
The DIV1 virus was first detected in 2014 insamples of red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) in Fujian province,white-legged shrimp (Penaeus vannanei) in Zhejian province and giant freshwaterprawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in some provinces of China.
The virus re-emerged in February this year inGuangdong province, infecting up to a quarter of the province’s shrimp farms.
The MARD said the DIV1 virus infected shrimpsat all stages of growth and has been found to cause disease in salt water,brackish and freshwater shrimps.
At present, there is no information aboutDIV1 virus infection in Vietnam, the ministry said. However, to proactivelyprevent the virus from entering the country, the ministry has requested theNational Steering Committee 389 and its sub-committees at border provinces toprevent the smuggling of baby shrimp, prawn and aquaculture feed.
The People’s Committees of northern provinceswhich share the border with China were asked to work with relevant agencies intightly controlling the transportation of the products. All violations shouldbe strictly dealt with in accordance with state regulations.
The public security, border guards and marketmanagement forces were required to monitor the situation, preventing thegathering of baby shrimp, prawn and aquaculture feed illegally transportedacross borders for consumption in Vietnam./.
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Farmers harvest giant freshwater prawns in Kien Giang province’s U Minh Thuong district (Photo: VNA) 
