Date Received: 14-09-2020 / Date Accepted: 07-12-2020
This study aimed to explore regulations implementation of farmers and to assess sustainable aquaculture in Thua Thien Hue province. Qualitative research was applied through 45 semi-structured interviews, two focus-group discussions and collecting involved secondary information. The gap between regulations and implementation of farmers resulted from habits and the freedom in production, lack of trust on the government, limited awareness, demand for livelihood and limitation in monitoring and controlling, which can negatively affect sustainable aquaculture at the locality.