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7 Striped Catfish <strong>Aquaculture</strong> in Vietnam: A Decade <strong>of</strong> Unprecedented Development1374,000Export Value ( x1000 US$)3,5003,0002,5002,0001,5001,000500-TotalCatfish1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Fig. 7.5 Export value <strong>of</strong> catfish in comparison with total export value from aquaculture andfisheries sector <strong>of</strong> Vietnam (Dung 2008)7.6 Key Factors <strong>of</strong> for the <strong>Success</strong> <strong>of</strong> Striped Catfish Farmingin Vietnam7.6.1 <strong>Success</strong> <strong>of</strong> Seed Production and Hatchery DevelopmentThe availability <strong>of</strong> good quality seed stock in adequate quantities is considered asone <strong>of</strong> a few key drivers to the explosive growth <strong>of</strong> striped catfish culture in Vietnam.Before 2000, the seed stock was wild caught and <strong>of</strong> limited quantity and seasonalavailability. Tung et al. (2001) (cited by Van Zalinge et al. 2002 ) estimated that theannual amount <strong>of</strong> wild caught fry varied from 50 to 200 millions during the periodfrom 1977 to 1997. The culture <strong>of</strong> striped catfish in that period was mainly in smallponds with low stocking density. However, since seed was produced year-round inhatcheries in adequate amounts, the commercial culture was developed with multiplecrops per year and enabled the adoption <strong>of</strong> extremely high stocking densities.Research on artificial propagation <strong>of</strong> Pangasiid catfish was first commenced in1978 (Xuan 1994) with P. hypophthalmus species. However, results were not sufficientlyreliable for mass seed production and the research activities were discontinued.Then research on induced spawning <strong>of</strong> striped catfish was restarted in 1995 underan EU funded project, which was led by Can Tho University. Partners <strong>of</strong> this projectincluded French Agricultural Research Centre for <strong>In</strong>ternational Development(CIRAD), Research <strong>In</strong>stitute for Development (IRD) (France), Can Tho University(CTU) and An Giang Fisheries Import–Export joint stock (AGIFISH) Company(Vietnam). Techniques for induced spawning <strong>of</strong> striped catfish were primarily

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