Although increased catch landings, the fishing efficiency reduced due to falling sales prices of seafood, hiking input costs, and bad impacts from typhoons and tropical low pressure offshore. In addition, fishers are facing increasing fuel price which resulted in jumping costs for fishing activities.
To raise the effectiveness of fishing sector, the Department of Fisheries Exploitation and Protection urged provincial authorities to provide information on fishing grounds for fishing vessels, set up cooperatives to organize fishing fleets to reduce fuel expense, and stabilize supplies and quality of material. (VietFishNews)