<p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Out of Visakhapatnam's 600 mechanised boats, a whopping half is tied up in port because fishers cannot afford the increasing operational costs. Of the regular operators, 60 to 70 have resorted to long liners to catch tuna, The Hindu reports. A fisher must invest about INR 300,000 (USD 6,058) for tuna long-lining.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Boat owners say tuna availability is very high in deep waters and that initial responses are already encouraging.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">For a 15-day voyage, boat operators say they need 2,500 to 3,000 l of diesel. Subsidies are being granted but only for boats registered up to 31 March 2002.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">The subsidy has not been reviewed despite increasing fuel costs in the last two years.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Burgeoning demand for tuna has prompted mechanised boat operators to venture northward to Kalingapatnam, Puri and Paradip. But the success of tuna fishers largely depends on winds, as heavy breezes get in the way of catches.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">On average, the boats get 50 to 70 pieces of tuna weighing from 25 to 60 kg when they embark on a two-week long fishing trip. Agents then purchase the tuna at the Visakhapatnam fishing harbour and later airlift it to Chennai for export.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">Infrastructure, necessary for making a big centre for tuna exports out of Visakhapatnam, is still lacking despite the efforts of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to promote tuna as part of sustainable fishing.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 15pt; margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt">“Existing facilities are woefully-inadequate. For trained manpower and world-class infrastructure, we are ready to offer joint collaborations”, Australia's Trade Commissioner Michael Carter said.</span></p>
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The year 2025 marked a pivotal milestone for Vietnam’s seafood industry in its restructuring process toward sustainability, transparency, and higher value creation, amid continued uncertainties in the global economic and trade environment. Prolonged inflation in major economies, the rising trend of trade protectionism, and increasingly stringent requirements related to environmental standards, traceability, and social responsibility have posed significant challenges to seafood production and exports. Nevertheless, overcoming these pressures, Vietnam’s seafood sector has gradually demonstrated its adaptability, maintained growth momentum, and laid an important foundation for the next stage of development.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Amid the increasingly evident impacts of drought and saltwater intrusion, the shrimp-rice production model in Ca Mau province continues to prove itself as a viable direction, contributing to higher farmer incomes, improved soil conditions and the promotion of ecological and sustainable agricultural development.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The management of fishing vessels, monitoring of fishing activities, and handling of violations in the fisheries sector in Lam Dong province have continued to be implemented in a synchronized and stringent manner, contributing to raising awareness of legal compliance among fishermen and aiming to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Can Tho’s fishery industry sustained steady growth in 2025 with total aquatic and marine output reaching nearly 783,000 tons, fulfilling 100% of the annual target. Aquaculture, capture fisheries and fishing fleet management were further strengthened, aiming for sustainable development in the coming years.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s pangasius export turnover reached nearly USD 2.2 billion, up 8% year-on-year. This result indicates that pangasius exports maintained their growth momentum despite significant volatility in the global market environment. In December 2025, pangasius export value reached USD 200 million, up 10% compared to December 2024. This solid performance in the final month of the year reflects increased import demand for consumption and inventory replenishment in key markets.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In 2025, Vietnam’s tuna exports to Spain experienced significant fluctuations. According to Vietnam Customs, during the first 11 months of 2025, export turnover for the first 11 months of the year edged up by 0.3% year-on-year, reaching nearly $15 million.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No. 16/QD-TTg, dated January 5, 2026, approving the implementation plan for the Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA). Under the plan, in the coming period, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated entities and People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities must institutionalize and execute tasks focused on the dissemination of information regarding VIFTA and the Israeli market; legislative and institutional development, as well as enhancing competitiveness and human resource growth...
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Beyond achieving double-digit growth, Vietnam’s fish cake and surimi exports are showing a notable year-end "inflection point": the EU his accelerating with nearly twofold growth, China & Hong Kong are rising sharply, while the largest market, South Korea, signaled a slowdown in November. According to Vietnam Customs data, export turnover of fish cake and surimi reached $327 million in the first 11 months of 2025, up 22% year-on-year; November 2025 alone accounted for $35 million, marking a 5% increase. This serves as a critical foundation for exporters to reassess market structures and competitive intensity while finalizing order strategies for 2026.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Ca Mau, widely regarded as the nation’s “shrimp capital”, continued its strong performance in 2025 as shrimp output reached nearly 600,000 tons, maintaining its position as Vietnam’s leading shrimp-producing locality.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On December 29, 2025, at the 2025 Pangasius Industry Review Conference held in Can Tho City, the Vietnam Pangasius Association announced that fingerling prices have surged to record levels due to acute supply shortages.
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