Family on Vietnam's Phu Quoc earns big by farming crabs in plastic boxes

Crabs in the Rach Tram River in Phu Quoc with black bodies, red pincers, and tough meat are preferred in the local market. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre “There are crabs in the Rach Tram River, so my wife and I caught baby crabs for farming. “Early this year, I bought more plastic boxes at VND25,000 [US$1.06] each to farm around 1,500 crabs.” He has sold about 500 crabs raised this way. Crabs in the Rach Tram River in Phu Quoc with black bodies, red pincers, and tough meat are preferred in the local market. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre“There are crabs in the Rach Tram River, so my wife and I caught baby crabs for farming.