Bac Lieu, a southern coastal province, has suitable natural conditions and potentials to develop aquaculture. By late 2013, aquaculture area owned by the province reached 127,000 hectares, in which 16,000 hectares were used for fish farming under intensive and semi-intensive model. In 2014, the province targets to reach aquaculture area of 128,396 hectares and fish production of 171,700 MT, including 95,700 MT of shrimp and 76,000 MT of finfish and other aquatic species.
However, in recent years, local shrimp farmers have faced a lot of challenges such as low quality of shrimp seed, rocketing cost for veterinary drugs, unstable shrimp demand from importing markets. Besides, inadequate infrastructure (water irrigation and power) for shrimp production, lack of capital and advanced technologies for shrimp farming hamper farmers from fast developing their farming activities. Moreover, farmers do not sign supply contracts with processors to ensure that all their shrimp production will be bought by processors. Shrimp farming under extensive and renovated extensive model does not bring high productivity.
To gain the province’s target in 2014 and develop sustainable shrimp farming, farmers are required to strictly comply with the Decision 456/QĐ-BNN-NTTS of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on producing seed and farming whiteleg shrimp. Thanks to short farming period and high productivity, farmers are expanding whiteleg shrimp. Thus, local authorities need to plan farming area of whiteleg shrimp as well as invest more in infrastructure for shrimp farming. Local leaders should direct farmers to rear shrimp under cooperatives or groups so that they can support each other in their production chain.
In addition, relevant authorities are encouraging local farmers to sign supply contract with processors. Accordingly, processors pay input costs for farming and ensure to buy all shrimp produced by farmers. Under the model, processors will hold initiative in raw shrimp supply for processing and build brand name for Bac Lieu’s shrimp. Linking with processors helps farmers save investment costs for their production. And competent authorities can control farmers’ farming activities and diseases on shrimp closely and comprehensively.
Furthermore, in coming time, provincial leaders need to strengthen controlling and periodically inspecting seed producing facilities, trading facilities of aquatic veterinary drugs to prevent low-quality products.
Equally important, farmers should comply with crop schedule and authorities’ directions as well as stock high-quality seed to develop shrimp farming sustainably.
Quarantine of over 928 million of post larvae
To ensure the quality of shrimp seed before being stocked, local authorities in the province quarantined 928.15 million of post larvae, including 281.99 million of post larvae produced in the province and 646.16 million ones bought from outside province. After inspecting, authorities granted 570 quarantine certificates for 334 batches of shrimp seed free with diseases.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Currently, Da Nang City has no fishing vessels detained, sanctioned by foreign authorities, or criminally prosecuted for IUU fishing violations. Patrols, monitoring of marine fishing activities, and handling of violations have been prioritized by competent forces, significantly reducing nearshore fishing infringements.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, Vietnam’s tuna exports to Israel in the first nine months of 2025 reached just over USD 27 million, down as much as 49% compared to the same period in 2024. This is a steep and prolonged decline for many consecutive months, reflecting changes in import demand as well as shifts in the supply structure of this market.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The first 700 tons of Vietnamese tilapia ordered and imported by JBS Group will initially be distributed through supermarket chains, the Horeca network and JBS’s product showrooms in Brazil.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In October 2025, Vietnam’s pangasius exports hit $217 million, representing an 8% increase compared to the same month in 2024. For the first 10 months of the year, total export value has surpassed $1.8 billion, up 9% year-on-year. This growth demonstrates clear positive momentum for the pangasius industry, despite continued declines in certain markets.
In recent days, the Central provinces of Vietnam have been suffering from historic flooding, with prolonged heavy rains, landslides, flash floods, and deep inundation causing extremely serious impacts on tens of thousands of households, as well as many VASEP member exporters located in the region. With the spirit of mutual support and solidarity, and in order to promptly assist residents and member exporters in the affected areas to stabilize their lives and restore production activities, VASEP calls on all seafood exporters, organizations, and individuals to extend supports to the people and member exporters in the flood-hit areas. We urge timely and practical material and spiritual contributions to help member exporters and local communities in the severely affected provinces overcome this difficult period.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In the final days of October 2025, Vietnam’s domestic raw shrimp market remained generally stable, though slight adjustments were recorded in several sizes across key farming regions.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s shrimp exports reached USD 498 million in October 2025, up 26% from the same period last year. This is one of the highest monthly revenues since the beginning of the year, reflecting solid demand in major markets and faster shipment schedules by exporters. From January to October, shrimp export value reached USD 3.9 billion, up 22% compared to the same period in 2024.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On October 31, 2025, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) officially issued an order to suspend the case filed by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the National Restaurant Association (NRA), and several US seafood companies against the US Government concerning the implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) An Giang’s fisheries sector has maintained stable growth momentum during the first nine months of 2025, making an important contribution to the province’s socio-economic development. Despite facing numerous challenges, the province is implementing various measures to enhance production efficiency, expand markets, and promote sustainable fisheries development toward deeper integration into the global economy.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s pangasius export value in September 2025 reached USD 181 million, up 5% compared to the same period in 2024. The overall trend for the pangasius industry remains positive, with total exports in the first nine months of 2025 reaching nearly USD 1.6 billion, an increase of 9% year-on-year.
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