Coastal aquaculture plays a very important role to the Mekong River Delta of Viet Nam due to specific comparative advantages. From 2000, the Government of Viet Nam issued a number of regulations on the restructuring of agricultural economics and ruraldevelopment with special priority given to aquaculture in the delta. Better investment resulted in an improvement of infrastructure and organisation of both production and living activities, as well as community development along the coasts of the delta. Most of the coastal aquaculture households have improved their income which helped to bring about better opportunities for education, health care and entertainment to the whole community, including women and children. The conflicts at family and community levels have become moderate. Coastal aquaculture practices are associated with high level of risks due to many factors. About 61.5 percent of the total number of aquaculture households do not have enough profit to cover their annual living expenditures, in accordance with other social issues. For long-term development of coastal aquaculture in the delta, improvement in linkages between relevant stakeholders is recommended. A set of solutions must be sychronised based on appropriate planning and better organization at village and district levels. In addition, availability and sustainability of investments and support services from different levels of government and others are also important.
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