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. The country produces annually over 6 million MT of fish, in which its landings reached 2.7 million MT and aquaculture reached 3.3 million MT. In 2021, total fisheries production reached 8.7 million MT, including 3.9 million tons from catching and 4.85 million tons from aquaculture.

QI/2017: Farming area of shrimp totaled 535.6 thousand ha

08:58 05/23/2017

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The farming area for brackish water shrimp of Vietnam in the first three months in 2017 estimated at 535.6 thousand hectares, up 1.7% over the same period last year, with the production of 68.3 thousand MT, a year-on-year rise of 14.14%. Through now, shrimp farming area was little affected by diseases.

The farming area for black tiger shrimp in the Mekong Delta provinces estimated at 511.2 thousand hectares, up 1.6%, with the yield of 42.7 thousand MT (up 22.2%); and that for whiteleg shrimp was 17.5 thousand hectares (up 15.6%) with the output of 21 thousand MT (up 10.8%).

The price of pangasius expected to continue the rise in the coming time. The current price of raw pangasius quoted at VND25,000 - VND26,000 VND per kg, which helped farmers earn profits. Therefore, many farmers continued to invest, resulting in the price of raw pangasius to climb up 1.5 - 2 times compared to the same time last year. In QI/2017, pangasius output estimated at 247.6 thousand MT, up 1.5% year on year.

Aquaculture production in Mar 2017 hit 107 thousand MT, an increase of 9.6% from the same period last year, the figure in Jan-Mar 2017 estimated at 570 thousand MT, up 2.7% year on year.

Compiled by Dieu Thuy