Tra Vinh clam breeding cooperatives receive ASC certificate
Three clam farming co-operatives in the Mekong Delta of Tra Vinh with a total area of 433ha have been awarded the Aquaculture Stewardship Council quality certification.
Representatives of three clam breeding co-operatives in Tra Vinh province receive Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for their bivalve molluscs. (Photo: VNA)
Tra Vinh (VNS/VNA) - Three clam farming cooperatives in the MekongDelta of Tra Vinh with a total area of 433ha have been awarded the AquacultureStewardship Council quality certification.
They are the Thanh Cong Cooperative in Cau Ngang district’s My Long Nam commune,Tien Thanh Clam Cooperative in Chau Thanh district’s Long Hoa commune and Long ThanhAgriculture Cooperative also in Long Hoa.
The province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and theInternational Collaborating Centre for Aquaculture and Fisheries Sustainability(ICAFIS) held a ceremony to hand over the certificates to the cooperatives lastweek.
Also at the ceremony, the Ben Tre Seafood Joint Stock Company and the HungTruong Phat Aquamarine Product Joint Stock Company in Ben Tre province and theLenger Seafoods Vietnam Company Limited in Nam Dinh province signed an MoU todevelop value chains for clam farming with the three cooperatives, the provinceFisheries Sub-department and ICAFIS.
Tran Van Dung, deputy director of the department, said the ASC certifiesresponsibly farmed seafood that minimises negative impacts on the environmentand communities and proper implementation of labour regulations.
Products certified as meeting ASC standards are preferred in many markets,especially the EU, he said.
The Mekong Delta province is only the third clam farming area in the world toget the certification, he said.
It would help the province export its clams, enhance its brand and add value,he pointed out.
With a coastline of 65 kilometres, the province has excellent conditions forbreeding clams in alluvial grounds and large estuaries along coastal areas.
But its clam farming has faced difficulties in the past because of the smallscale and lack of brand name, processing facilities and steady demand.
It has seven clam breeding cooperatives which farm a total of 1,000ha and havean annual output of 4,000 - 6,000 tonnes.
It has identified clams as a key aquaculture species that offers high value,helps create jobs and improves incomes, especially of poor people.
It plans to increase the total clam farming area to 3,300ha by 2030./.
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Representatives of three clam breeding co-operatives in Tra Vinh province receive Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for their bivalve molluscs. (Photo: VNA) 
