Environment monitoring project in mangroves launched in Ca Mau
An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM) in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland and the Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD).
A mangrove forest in Ca Mau province - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) – An environment monitoring project for mangrove aquaculture (AQUAM)in Ca Mau was kicked off on January 15 by the Mekong Delta province's Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development, Australia’s University of Queensland andthe Greenfield Consulting and Development Ltd (GFD).
The project, whichwill be implemented by UQ and GFD Ltd, aims to build an environmental monitoringsystem for mangrove aquaculture, provide information on management of mangroveforests and sustainable aquaculture towards improving livelihoods for and resilience ofcoastal communities to climate change
The project is carried out in key mangrove aquaculture areas in Ca Mau within15 months, with a budget totalling over 500,600 AUD (384,948 USD) funded by the AustralianInnovation Fund (Aus4Innovation).
According to Prof. CatherineLovelock, Director of AQUAM, the project will apply advancedtechnology in water and forest environmental monitoring, and provide technicalassistance in water environmental monitoring of shrimp farming and forestresource management.
Vice Director of theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Chau Cong Bang said the project is a timely and valuable response to the province's needs in developing ecologicalshrimp and crab farming in mangrove forests in association withprotecting the ecological environment for mangrove aquaculture areas.
Dr. Hoang Viet Anh from the GFD Ltd said the company will apply the most advanced technologies such as automaticcontrol, internet of things and artificial intelligence to build an environmentalmonitoring system for mangrove aquaculture.
He said he hopes the project will become a good example of the application of modern technology in naturalresource management and agro-forestry-aquaculture production in Vietnam./.
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A mangrove forest in Ca Mau province - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
