(vasep.com.vn) According to Sub-Department of Aquaculture in Tra Vinh province, up to now, in the locality, more than 2,100 households bred 588 million ofwhiteleg shrimp seed on the area of 1,190 hectares.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) In the first half of 2013, domestic pangasius production totaled around 560,000 MT, decreasing by 3 percent from that reported in the corresponding period of 2011, according to Vietnam Department of Statistics.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) So far, Vinh Long - a Mekong Delta-based province - totaled 2,950 hectares of water surface for fish aquaculture, fulfilling more than 92 percent of its yearly plan. The province farmed pangasius on an area of 433 hectares and produced 56,000 MT of fish, according to Vinh Long Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

China and Vietnam on Friday agreed to establish a hotline to deal with fishery incidents in South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tension between the two nations.

(vasep.com.vn) On June 8th 2013, in Quang Ngai province, Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) held a conference to sum up two-year activities of fishing unions established as a pilot project.

When it comes to aquaculture, people usually think of coastal regions or the Mekong Delta where shrimp and pangasius earn revenues of upto tens of billions annually.

As foreign seafood importers are shifting their orders from China to other nations, Vietnam might be their next destination after the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is signed, said Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

(vasep.com.vn) According to Viet Nam’s General Statistics Office, fisheries production in April totaled an estimated 409,800 MT, up 0.4 percent compared to the same period of 2012 in which finfish production declined by 0.5 percent to 321,300 MT; shrimp production registered 36,600 MT, up 4 percent; and the production of other marine products went up by 3.4 percent to 51,900 MT.

The southern central province of Ninh Thuan is installing satellite positioning machines on 77 fishing boats to facilitate fishermen’s safe and productive operation at sea and contribute to protecting the country’s sea and island sovereignty.

(vasep.com.vn) Mekong Delta produces 90 percent of rice, 65 percent of fishery products and 70 percent of fruits of the total production of the country.

(vasep.com.vn) Ca Mau province owns a total aquaculture area of 290,000 hectares, needing 15 billion of seeds annually for shrimp production.

(vasep.com.vn) On 10th April 2013, Chairman of VASEP Tran Thien Hai signed the Decision No 15/2013/QĐ-VASEP on setting up the Standing Board of Freshwater Fish Committee.

The country’s fishing output was estimated at 447,000 MT in the first two months of 2013, up 1 percent year on year, according to Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish).

(SeafoodSource) Production of pangasius in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has increased threefold in the past ten years, rising from 500,000 metric tons (MT) to a peak of 1.5 million MT in 2008, but currently standing at around 1.2 million MT.

In February, Quang Ninh’s seafood production hit 11,622 MT, up 3.5% year-on-year, fulfilling 13.7% of the year’s target, according to the province’s Agriculture and Rural Development Department.