This is a cooperative research project between Vietnam and Norway. The title of the project is “Aquaculture and Coastal Management in Vietnam – Environmental Carrying Capacity, Biodiversity and Fish Disease in Aquaculture System”. It will be carried out in a period of 5 years (2003-2007) with total budget of 3,235,000 NoK. The Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 3 (RIA No. 3) of the Vietnamese Ministry of Fisheries (MOFI) is the project manager, The Institute of Oceanography (IO) and the University of Fisheries (UF) are coordinators. The IO is responsible on studies of coastal waters modeling and marine biodiversity.