The Republic of Palau and the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have signed a cooperation agreement on fishing and seafood consumption

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has estimated fishing output reached about 651,900 tonnes in the first quarter of 2017, 1.4 percent more than the previous year.

The export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 7.6 billion USD in the first three months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

Pangasius fish price now reaches VND27,000 a kilogram, the highest peak for the last recent years in the Mekong Delta.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association yesterday kicked off the selection for 100 outstanding enterprises which to be certificated for the 2017 Vietnam Golden Quality Seafood companies.

The north central province of Thanh Hoa will scale down inshore fishing and invest more in high-capacity vessels for offshore fishing between now and 2025, under Vietnam’s fisheries development strategy and the local fisheries master plan.

Recently, Soc Trang province has planned to construct the first high-quality shrimp breeding center on an area of 23-hectare area with the total capital of VND 40 billion.

Ho Chi Minh City’s fisheries production in February 2017 was estimated at 4,956.7 tons, increased by 7.9% month – on – month, in which aquaculture production was about 3,238 tons, up 7.3%, with 1,095 tons of fish (up 17.1%), 863 tons of shrimp (up 16.2%).

Located in the southern part of the country, Bac Lieu province has dense canal systems which are served for both agriculture and aquaculture production. Also, Bac Lieu has a number of big canals, namely Quan Lo – Phung Hiep, Canh Den, Pho Sinh and Gia Rai. With these unique geographical location, natural conditions, environmental conditions, Bac Lieu has potentials for development of shrimp farming.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has targeted its blackish water shrimp production at 63,000 tons on an area of 113,000 ha this year. Of this total farming area, industrial and semi-industrial farming area is 2,600 ha, with production of 16,240 tons, shrimp - rice farming area is 89,000 ha, with output of 40,838 tons and the rest is improved-extensive farming area, with ouput of 5,922 tons.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau plans to develop extensive crab farming, especially in ecological environment, to improve its economic value and serve exports, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Chau Cong Bang.

The Binh Thuan Province People’s Committee has approved a proposal by local company Truong An Construction to build an industrial cluster in Mui Ne.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The fishery output of Da Nang province (Vietnam) in Feb 2017 estimated at 3,309 MT, down 2.1% over the same period in 2016, of which capture output reached 3,241 MT, down 2.19% over the same period in 2016, aquaculture production reached 68 MT, down 2.57% over the same period in 2016.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The aquaculture area in Feb 2017 in Hai Phong province (Vietnam) estimated at 10,660.7 ha, down 0.2% over the same period last year, of which the area of black tiger shrimp farming was 1,816.7 ha, equal to the same period of last year; whiteleg shrimp was 235.8 ha, down 1.67% over the same period last year.

The People’s Committee of the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has just approved a project to develop local maritime economy by 2020 in a comprehensive and modern way.