With a long coastline of over 3,260 km and an exclusive economic zone of over 1 million km2, marine resources of the country are considered to be rich and diverse, with more than 2,000 species of marine life. The output from inshore and offshore fishing increased by an average of 5% per year. Total annual capture production has increased from 2 to 3 million MT per year.
In addition, the sector of fishing, processing and exporting marine products of Vietnam is highly developed, contributing significantly to the growth of marine product export turnover, opening a promising direction for offshore fishing industry. The value of marine product export turnover has grown rapidly in the past two decades, up from US$355 million to US$2.7 billion, an increase of 652%.
Vietnam's marine products for exports are increasingly diversified. Products such as tuna, cephalopod, bivalve mollusks, crab and surimi are currently getting much higher export turnover than 1998-1999. In particular, tuna and cephalopod account for high proportion of total marine product exports of the country.
In the past 20 years, tuna has been one of the three major export products of Vietnam. The export value of tuna products increased from US$14 million to US$593 million, an increase of 4,109%. The share of tuna exports in Vietnam’s total marine product exports has increased from 4% to 22%. The major export species of Vietnam include yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, longfin tuna, southern bluefin tuna and striped tuna. In terms of product structure, if in the period of 1998 - 2007, Vietnam mainly exported raw tuna; in the past 10 years, enterprises have paid much attention to increase the value of products and exports of processed tuna products such as tuna loins/fillets, canned tuna in oil and tuna pouch.
Along with tuna, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports also increased continuously through the years. The export value has risen from US$92 million to US$621 million in the last 20 years, up 572%. And for the past 20 years, cephalopod exports always occupied a large proportion in total marine product exports.
By 2017, Vietnam's marine products have been exported to more than 184 markets in the world. Of that, Japan, the EU, the U.S, ASEAN, South Korea and China held as the six largest marine product importers of Vietnam, accounting for over 81% of total marine product export value.
However, Vietnamese marine products have to strongly compete with the same items from rivals as well as face difficulties such as technical barriers to trade in main markets.
With so many difficulties, but over 20 years with many efforts, Vietnam's marine product industry is gradually growing. The export value is increasing and it is forecasted that Vietnam’s marine product exports in the coming time will increase slightly.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Khanh Hoa Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, in collaboration with the Northern Center for Marine Aquaculture Research and the Van Hung Public Service Center, recently organized a training course on disease-free golden pompano seed production. The program is part of a National Agricultural Extension Project aimed at developing industrial-scale seed production models to support sustainable marine aquaculture.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s pangasius exports have shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2026. In the first four months of the year, total export turnover reached USD 720 million, up 17% compared to the same period last year. This result reflects improving demand across many markets, as well as the efforts of Vietnamese pangasius enterprises to maintain production, secure orders, and adapt to changing market conditions.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The application of high technology in shrimp farming is delivering positive results in the coastal areas of Vinh Long Province, contributing to improved production efficiency and creating significant potential for further industry expansion. However, to fully capitalize on this potential, the province is focusing on aquaculture zoning, infrastructure investment, and promoting modern, sustainable production.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Đồng Tháp Province has intensified efforts to curb illegal fishing by strengthening vessel monitoring, law enforcement and seafood traceability.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Seafood businesses need solutions to overcome bottlenecks such as labor shortages, difficulty accessing capital, high input costs, and administrative procedures in order to maintain production, adapt to market fluctuations, and effectively exploit export opportunities.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The FTA would widen access to markets with strong demand for premium food products in line with the country’s strategy of shifting exports towards increasing added value.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On the morning of July 13th, Mr. Ho Quoc Dung, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Deputy Prime Minister, along with his delegation, visited and worked with businesses in An Giang province to promptly resolve obstacles and promote production and business activities.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As importing markets increasingly focus on biosecurity and traceability, Vietnam has established a relatively comprehensive legal framework and disease management system for aquaculture, covering tilapia farming as well as other cultured species. This system is based on the Law on Animal Health, regulations on the prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases, the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Major Diseases in Farmed Aquatic Species, and environmental monitoring and early warning programs for aquaculture areas.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On July 9, 2026, the Embassy of Vietnam in Brazil organized the seminar titled “Sharing Information on Vietnam-Brazil Economic, Trade and Investment Relations in the First Half of 2026” to provide updates on bilateral cooperation and strengthen connections among government agencies, industry associations, and business communities of the two countries.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Seafood exports in the first 6 months of the year continued to be a bright spot with a total turnover of 5.7 billion USD, an increase of 11.4% compared to the same period last year. By commodity group, seafood is one of the three groups with a trade balance in the first 6 months of 2026 in a surplus state with 4.13 billion USD, an increase of 17%.
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