Sources for this section
Figures from studies are results of those studies, not a promise for every farm. Rules change, so check again before filing papers.
Vietnamese rules and guidance
- QCVN 02-36:2021/BNNPTNT. Saltwater and brackish fish seed (with Circular 14/2021/TT-BNNPTNT, in Vietnamese)
- Circular 03/2026/TT-BNNMT on aquatic animal quarantine (in Vietnamese)
- Circular 18/2024/TT-BNNPTNT. Lists of permitted and banned veterinary drugs (in Vietnamese)
- Law on Fisheries 2017, articles 24, 26, 30 (in Vietnamese)
- Consolidated text 39/VBHN-BNNMT on aquatic animal disease control (in Vietnamese)
- Quang Ninh Department of Agriculture and Environment (2026). Technical guide to marine fish cage culture (in Vietnamese)
- Quang Nam Department of Agriculture (2021). Decision 473/QD-SNN&PTNT, technical norms for aquaculture (in Vietnamese)
- National Agricultural Extension Centre (2022). Forum on marine cage fish farming, Khanh Hoa (in Vietnamese)
- Nong nghiep va Moi truong newspaper (15 April 2025). Over 2 tonnes of marine fish die from nervous necrosis virus (in Vietnamese)
- VSQI standards portal: TCVN 12242:2018 seabass seed, TCVN 10462:2014, TCVN 10464:2014, TCVN 14143-1:2024 rabbitfish seed
Grouper
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- Ly Van Khanh et al. (2015). Cage culture practices at Nam Du, Kien Giang. Can Tho University Journal of Science 37(1)
- Ly Van Khanh et al. (2021). Technical and financial status of grouper cage farming in Kien Giang. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 09(130)
Seabass
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- Madrones-Ladja et al. (2012). Cage nursery of high-value fishes in brackishwater ponds. SEAFDEC AEM 54 (front matter only)
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- Ghosh et al. (2016). Asian seabass in floating cages in the Godavari estuary. Indian J. Fish. 63(3)
- Nguyen Duy Quynh Tram, Nguyen Khoa Huy Son (2018). Seabass nursery in composite tanks. Hue University Journal of Science 127(3A)
Cobia
- Nhu et al. (2011). Cobia aquaculture in Vietnam: recent developments and prospects. Aquaculture 315
- Nguyen Tan Sy et al. (2021). Cobia nursery trials in tanks and ponds at Kien Luong. Nha Trang University fisheries journal 2/2021
- Nguyen Tan Sy et al. (2021). Status of cobia grow-out farming in Kien Giang. Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology 2/2021
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- Anikuttan et al. (2024). Handbook on hatchery techniques and farming protocols of cobia and snubnose pompano. CMFRI
- Jayakumar et al. (2023). Packing and transport of cobia and silver pompano fingerlings. Indian J. Geo Marine Sci. 52(4)
Pompano
- Baliao et al. (2023). Nursery and grow-out culture of snubnose pompano in brackishwater ponds. SEAFDEC AEM 74
- SEAFDEC/AQD. Farming pompano
- Ly Van Khanh et al. (2021). Pompano nursery in cages at Hon Tre, Kien Giang. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 10(131)
- Jayakumar et al. (2014). Growth of hatchery-produced silver pompano in ponds, India. Indian J. Fish.
- Lin et al. (2017). Stepwise cage nursery of T. ovatus. Journal of Tropical Biology 8(4), in Chinese
- Truong Thi My Hanh et al. (2023). Parasites of pompano farmed in Hai Phong. Vinh University Journal of Science
Red drum
Rabbitfish
- Duray (1998). Biology and culture of siganids. SEAFDEC/AQD
- Caballero et al. (2022). Nursery and grow-out culture of rabbitfish in brackishwater ponds. SEAFDEC AEM 70
- Andam et al. (2016). Pond-based juvenile production of S. guttatus at three densities. JEAR
- Andam (2026). Safe transport of hatchery-reared golden rabbitfish juveniles. Int. J. Aquat. Biol. 14(3)
- Nguyen Quang Linh et al. (2024). Rabbitfish seed production in Thua Thien Hue (in Vietnamese)
Disease
- Nagasawa, Cruz-Lacierda (2004). Diseases of cultured groupers. SEAFDEC/AQD
- WOAH. Manual of diagnostic tests for aquatic animals: viral encephalopathy and retinopathy
- WOAH. Manual of diagnostic tests for aquatic animals: red sea bream iridoviral disease
- Yanong (2009). Cryptocaryon irritans infections in fish. UF/IFAS FA164
- Reed, Francis-Floyd (1994). Amyloodinium infections of marine fish. UF/IFAS VM90
- Francis-Floyd, Floyd (2011). Amyloodinium ocellatum, an important parasite of cultured marine fish. SRAC 4705
- Cruz-Lacierda et al. (2012). In vivo treatment of a gill monogenean on orange-spotted grouper. AACL Bioflux 5(5)
- Hoai, Hutson (2014). Reproductive strategies of Neobenedenia sp. PLoS ONE 9(9)
- Tu Thanh Dung et al. (2017). Parasites of cage-farmed cobia in Kien Giang. Can Tho University Journal of Science 51
- Truong Thi My Hanh et al. (2018). Parasites of cage-farmed pompano in Hai Phong. Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology 60(9)
Marine fish technical articles
White Fungal Disease in Marine Fish: Prevention and Treatment MethodsMany marine aquarium hobbyists or marine fish farmers have faced white spot disease in their aquariums or tanks at least once. Thi…
COBIA STOCKING FRY SELECTION AND FEEDING TECHNIQUESBesides the advantage of rapid growth, cobia also possesses high adaptability and good disease resistance, making it quite commonl…