{"id":8892,"date":"2021-01-20T10:22:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T10:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=8892"},"modified":"2021-01-20T10:53:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T10:53:10","slug":"new-environmental-monitoring-initiative-to-support-vietnamese-shrimp-and-crab-aquaculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/new-environmental-monitoring-initiative-to-support-vietnamese-shrimp-and-crab-aquaculture\/8892\/","title":{"rendered":"New environmental monitoring initiative to support Vietnamese shrimp and crab aquaculture"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mekong Delta province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development launched this new initiative, named AQUAM, with the help of Australia\u2019s University of Queensland<\/a> and GreenField Consulting and Development<\/a>. The project aims to build an environmental monitoring system for mangrove aquaculture to improve the management of mangrove forests and the resilience of coastal communities in the face of climate change.<\/p>\n The project will be carried out over the next 15 months in key mangrove aquaculture areas. Funded by the Australian Innovation Fund, the project\u2019s total budget is over USD $384,948.<\/p>\n The primary goal for this project is to design, produce, install, and operate 15 wireless aquatic environmental monitoring stations (AQUAM stations) at key water points for mangrove-aquaculture.<\/p>\nKey features of the project<\/h3>\n