Ca Mau: the square of shrimp farming Vop
Vop is the food of high nutritional value, meat, sweet, were popular. However, in recent years Vop natural resources increasingly depleted, instead of Vop cages, meat quality is not good friends as Vop live in the natural environment, the small intestine, so people did not mind .
Before the actual, Vo Van Thang (village her father, Tan Tien commune, Dam Doi District, Ca Mau Province) to invested capital in the square Vop shrimp farming.According to him, to live in mud Vop will absorb the wastes of shrimp, fish and other nutrients in the water for growth, thereby improving the environment in the square, creating favorable conditions for shrimp and fish distribution development.
Vop was the favorite of many, are present throughout most of the markets in the province. Photo: Tuyet Phuong
Over the culture period, making his Victory has brought positive results. Please recommend some experience in the process of raising his Victory Vop.
The children of the same: The same largely from the nature, size about 30 fish / kg.Choose those with relatively uniform size, not your mouth, the best selection of new varieties collected lots Vop.
Shipping: Choose waterproof packaging, each carrying about 50 to 60 kg seed Vop and always salty water to cover the transport to avoid Vop dehydrate and die. Should be transported at night so cool, low impact health Vop; from rain and fresh water. Once transported, pour Vop to cart water to soak for 1 hour, to help Vop familiar with the square and remove the floating dead Vop.
Stocking: Drop the seed during May 7-8. Stocking, when inundated with water in order to avoid Vop buried under mud. Choose sites that mud about 20 to 30 cm as well, where the soil soft, flexible. Sprinkle evenly distributed Vop page; avoid the drop concentration, as this will easily buried Vop and malnutrition, causing irregular, large and small.
Grooming Vop used primarily natural food should not need to eat, just drop into the water often to change water, stimulating the Vop and shrimp growth. Drop of water while also helping algae and natural phytoplankton development as a feed for Vop, shrimp and other animals.
Harvest: After a period of from 10 to 12 months of farming, Vop will reach size 10 to 12 fish / kg we carry the harvest. How to collect, mostly hands open or shallow water discharge and collection.
Each year his family farmed about 2 tons Wins Vop same, with just about 8,000 VND / kg. After a year farming, he Wins Vop commercial harvest with average selling price of 12,000 VND / kg, bringing the average income 43 million.
Currently this model is relatively stable growth, less disease, more households Wins surrounding his successful application. This model also opens up new avenues for farmers, contributing to family income.
Master Kieu Nga
