Leading the country in shrimp farming area, the Mekong delta province of Ca Mau is shifting to a green, clean, and sustainable strategy. Closed-loop, zero-waste shrimp farms are emerging, helping the province adapt to climate change and laying the foundation to become Vietnam’s clean shrimp hub.
The Ca Mau Farmers’ Union called for tailored policies to facilitate cash crop production, land accumulation for large-scale farming, as well as ecological, organic, circular and low-emission models, particularly those adapted to climate change in the Mekong Delta.
Ca Mau province has detected and handled over 470 administrative violations in the fisheries sector, imposing fines totaling over 10 billion VND (nearly 380,000 USD). All cases have been digitally recorded in management software to ensure transparent monitoring.
Ca Mau has detected and handled over 470 administrative violations in the fisheries sector, totalling more than 10 billion VND (380,000 USD) in fines, including 43 cases of VMS disconnection. All cases have been updated in the management software to ensure transparent tracking.
For the 2025-2030 term, Ca Mau province aims to achieve an average GRDP growth rate of at least 10%, with per capita GRDP exceeding 6,000 USD by 2030. It targets export turnover of around 17 billion USD, and about 20,000 enterprises, and over 4,200 social housing units developed within five years.
Ca Mau has vowed tougher enforcement, with administrative and criminal penalties for non-compliant vessels.
Provincial authorities attributed the programme’s success to strong coordination across political and community levels, with widespread contributions from officials, residents, and donors both within and outside Ca Mau.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau is stepping up efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing while continuing to support local fishermen in improving the efficiency and sustainability of their operations.
As of June 17, Ca Mau province had achieved its target of supporting the construction and renovation of 4,400 homes, with a total budget of over 235 billion VND (about 9 million USD).
Ca Mau is pressing on with drastic and comprehensive management solutions to prevent and strictly handle violations. All IUU fishing cases will be investigated, verified, sanctioned, and criminally prosecuted if there is sufficient basis.
Fifty years after the liberation of the South and national reunification, Dam Doi district in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has seen significant changes. Once a land devastated by bombs, it has now become an area renowned for aquaculture, identified as the district's key economic sector and a major aquaculture hub of the province.
Since April 2024, authorities in Ca Mau province have penalised 338 cases involving 391 fishing vessels, imposing fines totalling nearly 6 billion VND (230,900 USD).
The expressway, spanning over 110 km, connects Can Tho city with Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, and Ca Mau provinces, complemented by 25.85 km of connecting routes.
Ca Mau aims to finish 4,400 housing units for eligible beneficiaries by June 30.
The substandard housing eradication efforts by the two provinces not only help improve locals' life quality but also contribute to their relations.
For a full hundred years, the Nghinh Ong Song Doc Festival has not only survived but thrived — evolving into a cherished spiritual and cultural pillar of the coastal community in Ca Mau.
Ca Mau is among the 10 best performers nationwide in implementing the substandard housing elimination programme.
The southernmost province of Ca Mau wants to increase agricultural and fishery exports to Singapore and strengthen cooperation in several sectors, Deputy Secretary of its Party Committee, Nguyen Ho Hai has told Singaporean embassy officials.
Hon Chuoi Island in Song Doc township of Tran Van Thoi district, the southernmost province of Ca Mau, is nearly 32 kilometres to the west of the mainland.
A campaign against the illegal use of wildlife was launched by the People's Committee of U Minh district in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau in collaboration with the Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) on January 14.
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union have coordinated with the People's Committee of Ca Mau province to organise a conference to launch a project on construction of the western sea dyke from Cai Doi Vam to Kenh Nam, and embankments to prevent coastal erosion in vulnerable sections from Ong Doc river estuary to Bay Hap estuary.
The Ca Mau World Biosphere Reserve, which includes the Ca Mau National Park, the U Minh Ha National Park, and the coastal protective forests, not only offers substantial economic benefits but also provides a clean environment that can provide many attractive ecological tourism experiences for visitors.
The Standing Board of the Party Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau is accelerating efforts to do away with temporary and dilapidated houses by 2025 through mobilising a collaborative approach to support vulnerable communities.
Party General Secretary To Lam asked the southernmost province of Ca Mau to continue removing obstacles to its development at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on November 17.
Party General Secretary To Lam joined officials and residents in Mui village, Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, the southernmost province of Ca Mau, in the Great National Unity Festival on November 17.