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.

Binh Dinh: Tuna is selected to be a key agricultural product

16:32 09/22/2016

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Mr. Tran Chau - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province (Vietnam), the province decided to choose yellowfin tuna to be the main agricultural product, and then establish a cooperative for the product value chain.

The province has registered with the Ministry of Planning and Investment about the key agricultural product so that the province can be supported about the construction of infrastructure for the production chain of yellowfin tuna.

At the same time, the locality selected seven communes in Hoai Nhon district to participate in this program, with the scale of 1,000 high capacity vessels for catching ocean tuna under the form of pole and line; with the output of about 8,000-9,000 MT/year; worth by VND722.5 billion/year; and meeting the quality standards of food hygiene and safety.

Mr Chau said that thanks to the support of Japanese enterprises in fishing, storage, processing, in recent years the quality of tuna products of Binh Dinh has been improved and they are sold to Japanese partners with higher value.

Binh Dinh has the largest number of offshore fishing vessels in Vietnam with 3,000 high-capacity ones.

Compiled by Dieu Thuy