Most of the products are exported through the port in Yangon. Border trade of freshwater and marine shrimp, raw or dried, is prohibited. A number of resources surveys have been undertaken with FAO, ODA and Thailand between 1979 and 1988. However, no lobster fishery has developed as yet. At present, there is no shortage of trained manpower in Myanmar.
Aquaculture has scope for further expansion.
At present, culture activities are confined only to freshwater species. Many fishfarmers prefer seeding their ponds with prawn instead of fish fry provided they are adequately supplied with sufficient prawn fry, appropriate feed formula and timely technical assistance. Seed production and grow-out culture of giant tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon have been carried out but the results have not been satisfactory. The supply of fish for domestic consumption is considered to be insufficient. Under the Freshwater Fisheries Law leaseholders are granted three-year leases on condition that they maintain or repair the waterways leading to their respective lease areas, the fish habitats as well as replenishing the exploited fish stocks.