Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (living in Cai Nuoc district, Ca Mau) said that his family has nearly 2 hectares of extensive shrimp farming land. “Before that, when I came to the water of the square (full moon or thirty), I set a trap to catch tens of kilograms of wild goby fish, which was normal. But, now it is no longer,” Mr. Goby fish has soft and sweet meat, so when processed into dishes such as: grilled with salt and pepper, dried, cooked with sour soup, etc., it is usually very delicious. In particular, it is impossible not to mention the dried goby dish, which is one of the favorite dishes indispensable in the family meals of many households on Tet holidays. Facing the needs of the market, many households in Ca Mau have chosen the goby fish farming model to develop their economy and bring about unexpected results. People’s lives have gradually improved and become quite rich. Witnessing the scene of people using mouse tails to catch goby fish, many people coming to Ca Mau couldn’t help but admire and enjoy. Ca Mau farmers use “rat tail” to harvest goby fish in ponds Mr. Nguyen Van Dao (41 years old, living in Cai Nuoc district) said he has been working with goby fish farming for more than 5 years. “Around July every year, I buy goby fry from Ngoc Hien (Ca Mau) for stocking. After the care period, by December of the lunar calendar, the fish reached the weight above or below 40 fish/kg, then started to be harvested. Farmed goby fish is the same as in the wild, when it comes to square water, it is normal to run several dozen kilograms, “Dao said. Goby fish after being harvested by “rat tail” is brought into the nets waiting for traders to come and buy. With two ponds of goby, the last crop has helped Mr. Dao earn a profit of over 100 million dong after deducting all costs. To catch goby fish, people often hire workers to pull or place rat tails to sell them gradually. “In the last goby case, I saved millions of dong because I didn’t have to hire someone to pull but used a mouse’s tail to catch fish. Harvested in a rolling pattern, so I can sell at a high price and even have traders come to my house to buy it,” said Nguyen Kieu Tien excitedly. Traders come to the pond to buy and use the profit shell to transport it Currently, commercial goby fish (30-40 fish/kg) is bought by traders coming to the pond with prices ranging from around 75,000 VND/kg (depending on the type).

Many crab farmers in Ca Mau lost a portion of their profits due to lower crab prices Mr. Nguyen Van District (living in Cai Nuoc district, Ca Mau province), said he has been with crab farming for nearly 20 years, thanks to the job, his family’s life is increasingly improved. Previously, on the occasion of Tiet Thanh minh, the prices of crabs increased sharply, but this year there is a “scenario” that is hard to expect. “On March 10 (lunar calendar), I set up in the square to catch weak and soft brick crabs … and put them in the pond to feed them to sell at high prices on the occasion of Tiet Thanh. crab not only did not increase but also decreased by over and under 100,000 VND / kg, which made me and many other farmers lose a part of their profits, ”said Mr. District. According to many traders, recently dead crabs in some districts in Ca Mau province are one of the reasons why the best crab in the West has decreased on the occasion of Tiet Thanh minh. “After buying crabs, my family packed them in boxes and sent them to Can Tho, Ho Chi Minh City … for consumption. However, recently in the process of transporting crabs have lost a lot”, traders NCL share. Previously, crabs raised by many households in the southern districts of Ca Mau province died abnormally. In farming households in Nam Can and Ngoc Hien districts, crabs are weak and die quickly after being harvested from the water surface, mortality is more than 50% of crabs in the farming square. As for the ones that are still alive, the quality of meat is low … Then, samples of crabs, mud and water are sent for testing. The results show that water quality factors are within the limits for crab growth. Particularly in the sludge sample, the density of bacteria capable of causing disease (vibro parahaemolyticus) is quite high, the crabs are still infected with some external parasites such as nematodes, zoothamium sp, parasites (cypris) in the nipple sinuses. , liver …