Farmed fish production
In the period, superficies for fish farming hit 933 thousand hectares, up 1.4 percent year on year. Pangasius farming area reached 286 thousand hectares, nearly equating to that of the same period of last year; the superficies for shrimp breeding registered 601 thousand hectares, up 1.1 percent, reported General Statistics Office.
Its output amounted to 1.4 million MT, up 3.4 percent year on year (1.09 million MT of finfish, down 1 percent and 229.5 thousand MT of shrimp, up 26.2 percent, other farmed fish hit 133 thousand MT, up 9.2 percent).
Through June 2014, the black tiger shrimp production hit 106 thousand MT on the area of 495 thousand hectares, down 5.5 percent in volume and down 10 percent in area. Meanwhile, vannamei shrimp farming area and production was 53 thousand hectares and 117 thousand MT, up 111 percent and 105 percent year on year, respectively.
Shrimp farmers are expanding whiteleg shrimp farming instead of black tiger shrimp thanks to its short farming period and high productivity.
High vannamei shrimp output were reported at some provinces i.e. Ben Tre 18.3 thousand MT, Tra Vinh 8.9 thousand MT (up 7.9 thousand MT), Bac Lieu 8.2 thousand MT (up 7.1 thousand MT) and Tien Giang 5.3 thousand MT (up 3.7 thousand MT).
Fish landings
Fish catch in the first 6 months of the year hit 1.4 million MT, up 5.5 percent year on year thanks to favorable weather and abundant resources of pelagic species. The marine catch was 1.3 million MT, up 5.6 percent.
Tuna landings in the period downed 16 percent year on year to hit 10.4 thousand MT. The decline in tuna catch was due to poor quality of tuna caused by fishing method and its low price.
The tuna catch was recorded in Binh Dinh (5.7 thousand MT, down 12.3 percent), Phu Yen (3.2 thousand MT, down 22.1 percent) and Khanh Hoa (1.5 thousand MT, down 21 percent).
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade—reached during the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia—has generated strong optimism for Vietnamese exports, including tuna. Numerous positive points in the joint statement have raised high expectations for Vietnamese export goods, but turning these expectations into tangible benefits remains a long and challenging journey.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) At the conference on “Linking the Production and Consumption Chain of Ca Mau Crab 2025,” Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Lê Văn Sử posed a central question: how to shift the province’s crab exports toward official trade channels, instead of relying heavily on small-scale border trade with China as currently practiced.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The whitefish market in Japan is showing a clear divergence among supplying countries, in which Vietnam continues to affirm its role as a stable and high-potential exporter. Vietnam currently ranks third after the US and Russia in whitefish export value to Japan. Thanks to tariff incentives and the ability to meet Japan’s strict standards, Vietnamese pangasius continues to record a stable and positive growth trend.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People's Committee of Ca Mau Province has just issued a plan to expand the super-intensive, low-water-exchange, biosecure white-leg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) for whiteleg shrimp farming to a scale of 1,500 hectares, aiming to develop high-tech, sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sa Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (HNX: SGC) plans to issue over 7.1 million shares to raise nearly 465 Billion VND for Hoan Ngoc M&A Deal.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Rabobank, global tilapia production is forecast to exceed 7 million tons in 2025, driven by a strong recovery in major producing countries including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Among them, Vietnam is emerging as a potential tilapia supplier in the global supply chain, capitalizing on market fluctuations to expand production and exports.
By the end of Q3/2025, Vietnam’s seafood industry recorded a clear recovery as a series of leading companies reported strong profits — some even achieving the highest results in their history. After several quarters struggling with high costs and weakened demand, the latest business results indicate a robust comeback across the industry.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On November 12 in Ho Chi Minh City, the Embassy of the Netherlands, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, organized the Vietnam–Netherlands Business Forum under the theme “Shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture in the Mekong Delta.”
According to data released by the General Statistics Office, Vietnam’s total aquatic production in the third quarter of 2025 reached over 2.71 million tons, up 3.3% year-on-year. Cumulatively, in the first nine months of 2025, the country’s total aquatic production exceeded 7.26 million tons, an increase of 3.2% compared to the same period last year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s tuna exports to the Middle East in 2025 have faced significant turbulence, as geopolitical conflicts, rising logistics costs, and increasingly strict Halal and traceability requirements have become “survival benchmarks” for exporters and importers.
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