Received: 12-10-2015 / Accepted: 17-03-2016
The study was performed to analyse the technical and financialaspects of Suminoe oyster (Crassostrea rivularis) cultured in cage in Bac Lieu Province during August to December2014. The results showed that Suminoe oysters werecultured throughout the year, mostly in January and February lunar calendar, and its culture density was 239 ±29.93 individual/m2; the average size of breeder was 103 ±3.45 gram/ individual. After 8-10 months of culture, the average production was 71.62 ±7.20kg/m2, and the survival rate was90 ±1.16%. The average total cost and income was 384 million and 466 million Viet Nam dong per crop, respectively, with high benefit-cost ratio (1.21). The culture system had many advantages, including good natural conditions, simple farming techniques, easy to manage, and lowdiseaseincidence. The main disadvantages include fulldependenceonthe natural resources, lack of funds for expandingthe culture scales, solely domesticconsumption. The study providesbasic information for development of the Suminoe oyster culture industry in Bac Lieu Province in future.