In 2025, Bình Định strives for a 3.0% growth target in aquaculture

Specifically:

• Crop production will increase by 1.55%;
• Livestock will increase by 5.5%;
• Forestry will increase by 5.9%;
• Aquaculture will increase by 3.0%, contributing to an overall growth of 8.5% to 9% for the whole province.

For the aquaculture sector, the total fishery production target for 2025 is estimated to reach 305,586 tons (an increase of 10,446.6 tons compared to 2024). Specifically:

• Exploited production will reach 290,085 tons (an increase of 8,885 tons); of which, tuna production will reach 58,000 tons, an increase of 5,000 tons (with ocean tuna reaching 14,050 tons, an increase of 405 tons) compared to the same period in 2024.
• Aquaculture production will reach 16,000 tons, an increase of 2,060.4 tons; of which, white-leg shrimp will account for 11,843 tons, an increase of 2,431 tons compared to the same period in 2024.

To achieve this goal, Bình Định will implement a number of measures, including:

• Continuing to strengthen the effective implementation of the Fisheries Law 2017 and combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; with the aim of ensuring no fishing vessels from the province violate foreign waters.

• Maintaining effective efforts to protect and develop fishery resources; continuing to effectively implement policies supporting fishermen for offshore fishing; encouraging the development of fishing teams and groups at sea; applying scientific and technological advances in fisheries exploitation to reduce post-harvest losses, and improving the quality and value of fishery products from exploitation.

• Implementing a plan to convert intensive/semi-intensive shrimp farming areas into high-tech shrimp farming; converting low-efficiency aquaculture areas into farming high-value mollusks. Continuing to expand economically efficient aquaculture models in coastal localities (Phù Cát, Phù Mỹ, Hoài Nhơn). Accelerating investment promotion in the High-tech Agricultural Zone for shrimp development in Mỹ Thành Commune, Phù Mỹ District (including high-tech intensive shrimp farming and building a shrimp export processing plant). Supporting and guiding the application of Biofloc technology in production for intensive and semi-intensive shrimp farming regions.

• Urging high-tech shrimp farming businesses (such as Vietnam-Australia Co., Ltd. in Phù Mỹ, Thành Ly Co., Ltd., Ngọc Châu Co., Ltd., etc.) to increase shrimp farming capacity according to approved projects, expand shrimp farming areas, and increase production and value.

• Focusing on completing large-scale projects, such as: the project to transition certain fisheries professions in the province and the aquaculture development project for the period 2025-2030, with a vision towards 2050 for the province.

• Continuing to recommend that the government consider amending Decree No. 37/2024/ND-CP dated May 19, 2024, related to the regulations on the allowable catch sizes for tuna species, especially striped tuna, to create conditions for enterprises to purchase, export, and increase the price of tuna (striped, big-eye, etc.), and encourage fishermen to continue participating in tuna fishing activities, increasing production to ensure growth targets are met.