March 6, 2008

Vietnam's salmon egg hatch success boost industry prospects

Vietnam officials announced that around 225,000 salmon eggs have been successfully hatched at Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat City.

This is the first time that The Experimental Research Station for Coldwater Fish has successfully hatched fry in this area.

The salmon eggs were imported from Finland with a hatch rate is estimated at 90 percent.

Industry observers said that the latest development is a positive boost for Vietnam's growing aquaculture industry and will also reduce the country's reliance on imported salmon.

Furthermore, traders believe that the hatch could give rise to re-investment in fish farming and the development of salmon processing facilities in the Lam Dong and the Kontum Province's located in the Central Highlands, considered to be prime sites for such activities.