Vietnam fish production in 2013
(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s fish production in 2013 was estimated to hit 6.05 million MT, up 2.1 percent year-on-year, including 2.71 million MT of capture production (up 2.2 percent) and 3.34 million MT of aquaculture production.
Among Vietnam’s total aquaculture production, brackishwater shrimp production estimated to touch 548 thousand MT (up 12.3 percent) and pangasius output reached 1.15 million MT (down 7.6 percent).
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Estimated fish production in 2013, Production (1,000 MT), Area: (1,000 hectares)
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No.
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Items
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Target of 2013
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Production in 2013
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Production in 2012
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2013 (%)
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Compared to the target
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Over 2012
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I
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Total fish production
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6,073
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6,050
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5,925
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99.6
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2.1
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1
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Landings
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2,600
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2,710
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2,652
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104.2
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2.2
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Marine catch
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2,400
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2,506
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2,440
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104.4
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2.7
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Inland catch
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200
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204
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212
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102.0
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-3.8
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2
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Aquaculture
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3,473
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3,340
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3,273
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96.2
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2.0
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Brackishwater, saltwater fish
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1,133
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1,140
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1,043
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100.6
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9.3
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Brackishwater shrimp
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520
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548
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488
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105.4
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12.3
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Black tiger shrimp
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310
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268
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302
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86.5
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-11.3
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Whiteleg shrimp
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210
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280
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186
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133.3
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50.5
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Freshwater fish
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2,340
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2,200
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2,230
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94.0
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-1.3
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Pangasius
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1,286
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1,150
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1,244
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89.4
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-7.6
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II
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Farming area
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1,218
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1,150
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1,214
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94.4
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-5.3
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1
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Brackishwater shrimp
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648.9
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666
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655.2
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102.6
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1.6
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Black tiger shrimp
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607
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600
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613.4
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98.8
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-2.2
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Whiteleg shrimp
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41.9
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66
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41.8
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157.5
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57.9
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2
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Pangasius
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6
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5.2
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6.3
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86.7
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-17.5
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Source: Directorate of Fisheries and General Statistics
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