GENERAL INFORMATION

Vietnam, with a coastline of over 3,260 kilometers (km) and more than 3,000 islands and islets scattered offshore, plus up to 2,860 rivers and estuaries, has been geographically endowed with ideal conditions for the thriving fishery sector which currently exists.

Great potential of fishery sector in Vietnam is embedded in water bodies of 1.700.000 ha in which 811.700 ha freshwater, 635.400 ha brackish waters and 125.700 ha coves and 300.000 - 400.000 ha wetland areas might be employed for aquaculture development.

The Mekong River Delta in the south and the Red River Delta in the north have been used for wild catch fishing as well as extensive fish farming.

Shrimp and pangasius mostly farmed in the Mekong River Delta, in which, shrimp farmes located in coastal provinces such as Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Ben Tre..

Pangasius farming is developing in many provinces in Mekong River Delta such as Can Tho, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, An Giang, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Tra Vinh....

Production in the fishery sector grew at an average rate of 7.05% from 1991 to 2000, and 10% from 2001 to now. Vietnamese fisheries production increased steadily YoY. Aquaculture output tent to sharply rise while capture ouput tend to slow down. In 2023, aquaculture occupied 59%, fishing output occupied 41%. From 2018-2023, ratio of fishing output has decreased from 46% to 41% of total fishery production in Vietnam. In 2023, total aquaculture area was 5.408 million tons, up 3.5%; total fishing output was 3.861 million tons, equal to 2022.

Ben Tre: Fishery output hit over 200 thousand MT

10:50 09/29/2016

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On September 20, 2016, local authorities in Ben Tre province (Vietnam) showed that, total fishery production of the province so far this year estimated to reach more than 205,600 MT, fulfiling 80% of the 2016 plan and rising 5% from the same period of last year.

The figure included 26,200 MT of marine shrimp; 126,630 MT of pangasius and 10,790 MT of mollusk. The positive results was thanks to favourable weather conditions.

Thanks to favourable weather and demand for year-end period, offshore fishing fleets caught nearly 140 thousand MT of marine products, completing 80% of the 2016 plan. The number of the fishing vessels owned by the province is 3,777 ones (197 ones higher than the plan) in which there are 1,867 offshore fishing ones with average capacity of 523 CV/one.

Compiled by Kim Thu