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.

U Minh (Ca Mau): Up 400 ha in innovated extensive shrimp area

15:04 06/27/2016

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the first half of 2016, the area for innovated extensive shrimp farming in U Minh district (Ca Mau province, Vietnam) increased by 400 hectares (in some communes: Khanh Lam, Khanh Hoa, Khanh Thuan and Nguyen Phich) to totally over 3,000 hectares.

By this time, local farmers have harvested almost shrimp farming area, with the productivity of 330 kg/ha. The total harvest production hit 990 MT, up three-fold compared to the traditional extensive shrimp production.

In the past 5 years, innovated extensive shrimp farming has helped to minimize risks in the process of shrimp farming and brought much economic benefit for farmers.

Dam Doi District: Touch 2,900 ha in industrial shrimp farming area

Year to date, the area for industrial shrimp farming in Dam Doi district (Ca Mau) was up 5.4 ha to hit totally 2,936.4 ha.

Industrial shrimp farming in the district recently had some certain advantages. In which, the productivity was stable and diseases are well controlled. Thanks to the rise in shrimp prices, farmers boosted investment and new stocking.

Compiled by Dieu Thuy