Floods devastate aquaculture, processing operations in Vietnam

In Đắk Lắk Province, the aquaculture sector has suffered severe losses, with 17,700 cages and rafts and 950 hectares of farming areas swept away — including 20 million lobsters that died, causing damage worth thousands of billions of VND and nearly wiping out the lobster farming industry of the former Phú Yên area. More than 500 fishing vessels were also damaged.
In Khánh Hòa, almost 80 hectares of aquaculture and one high-tech shrimp farming facility were destroyed.

Historic floods have severely impacted aquaculture activities across the Central and Central Highlands provinces.

The Directorate of Fisheries and the Fisheries Surveillance Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment have instructed local authorities to implement urgent measures to overcome flood damage. Specifically, they must promptly collect dead aquatic animals, treat wastes, and disinfect affected areas according to regulations.

They must also drain flooded zones, coordinate environmental monitoring, and issue timely warnings to farmers. Detailed assessments of damages—by farming species and farming model—are required to support proposals under Decree 09/2025 on agricultural recovery policies after natural disasters.

Authorities are also tasked with restoring infrastructure, replenishing broodstock, and developing plans for supplying seed, feed, and essential farming materials. Farmers should be guided to repair ponds, reinforce auxiliary structures, and reassess all farming areas—especially lobster farms and offshore cage-culture sites. Preparations for timely restocking, particularly for short-cycle species serving the Tet season, are encouraged.
Input material quality and pricing must be tightly controlled, with strict penalties for hoarding, profiteering, or unreasonable price increases that destabilize the market.

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