Hanoi, March 20 -- The UK's University of Stirling has announced a 3.5 million GBP (4.55 million USD) initiative named AquaSoS to develop digital tools to support sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, according to the British Embassy in Vietnam.

The information was unveiled during a recent visit by British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew to the university's Institute of Aquaculture (IoA).

During the visit, Frew held a discussion with Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling Prof. Gerry McCormac, and heard from scientists who are working on projects to improve aquaculture in Vietnam.

He underlined the role of the university's decade-long research undertaken in Vietnam, saying that it has contr...