(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Jan-Sep 2016, fishing activities of fishermen in Khanh Hoa province of Vietnam were facilitated thanks to favorable weather. Besides, the province focused on implementing the Decree 67 of the Prime Minister on some policies supporting fishery industry’s development. Accordingly, vessels’ owners received loans to build or renovate their off-shore fishing vessels.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Despite unfavorable weather from the end of Jul to mid-Sep 2016, fishermen still facilitated their fishing activities. Therefore, capture production in some localities showed the good results, especially the production of mahi mahi, herring, anchovies, and skipjack tuna in some provinces of the south central Vietnam and Mekong Delta.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Sep 2016, Vietnam’s aquaculture output estimated at 319 thousand MT, up 7.4% compared to the same period last year. The figure in Jan-Sep 2016 estimated at 2,621 thousand MT, up 1.8% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Aug 2016, capture output of Binh Thuan province (Vietnam) reached 23,726 MT. The figure in Jan-Aug 2016 estimated at 130,000 MT, an increase of 1% over the same period last year.

(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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given a nod to the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu to set up a high-tech agriculture zone aiming to make shrimp breeding a locomotive of the local agriculture.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In August 2016, the aquaculture and capture output in Ca Mau province (Vietnam) estimated at 40,000 MT, up 1.5% over the previous month and up 8.1% year on year. The figure in Jan-Aug 2016 estimated at 328,100 MT, completing 61.9% of the plan, down 4% over the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The project of improving the capability of marine finfish culture in Vietnam under Norwegian technology has implemented by Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 1 since 2011. The project is entering the final phase and bringing economic efficiency. The project was carried out in Van Thanh commune, Van Ninh district, Khanh Hoa province.

(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.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The objective of the agricultural sector of Ben Tre province is that by the end of this year, brackish water shrimp farming area will reach 35,000 hectares, with the output of 48,800 MT.

The development direction of brackish water shrimp farming and processing was discussed at a conference held in the southern province of Bac Lieu on September 14.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Fishery production of Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam) in August 2016 was estimated at 4,394 MT, down 3.3% over the same period last year. Of that, its aquaculture output totaled 2,807 MT, up 1.6%; the capture volume touched 1,587 MT, down 10.8% compared to the same period last year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In August 2016, the capture and aquaculture production of Kien Giang province (Vietnam) hit 60,733 MT.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In August 2016, Vietnam aquaculture output estimated at 338 thousand MT, up 0.3% year on year. This drove total figure in Jan-Aug 2016 to 2,303 thousand MT, up 1.2% year on year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Jan- Aug 2016, favorable weather in the coastal areas from South Central to South of Vietnam and stable material prices facilitated the fishery production.