(vasep.com.vn) In the first three quarters of 2012, Can Tho province produced 117,287 MT of fish in the area of 12,427 hectares, down 14% in fish output and down 4% in farming surface from January – September 2011, reported Can Tho’s Sub-Department of Fisheries.

(IntraFish) Netherlands-based seafood supplier Culimer plans to join the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as a stakeholder in a fishery improvement project (FIP) to help erase deficiencies in Vietnamese tuna fisheries.

(vasep.com.vn) Son La hydroelectric lake in Son La province has potentials for fish and sturgeon aquaculture which can bring economic advantages for the province.

(VNS) How to develop offshore fishing in central Phu Yen Province topped the agenda for discussion at an online dialogue on the Government Web Portal on Sep 16th.

(vasep.com.vn) Research Institute for Aquaculture No3 (RIA3) in Nha Trang province will be granted nearly US$415,000 (non-refundable capital) by Belgium government and Gent university to produce annually at least 20 million of oyster and snout otter clam seed.

(VNS) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered the Directorate of Fisheries to work with three central provinces to speed up its program to modernize their tuna fishing boat fleets and re-organize fishing to improve the value chain.

(vasep.com.vn) Fishermen in Phu Yen province got good catch of marine anchovy, providing an abundant supply of raw material for fish sauce processing facilities inside and outside the province.

(vasep.com.vn) To meet seed demand of shrimp farmers, in the years ahead, Vietnam will gradually raise the amount of whiteleg shrimp seed and farming area.

(vasep.com.vn) Now, Khanh Hoa’s tuna longline fleet, including 104 vessels with total capacity of 15,200 CV are mainly located in Nha Trang city.

(vasep.com.vn) This year, the province stocked marine crab on the area of 34,072 hectares, Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Director of Kien Giang Sub-Department of Aquaculture said.

(VNS) CAN THO – The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region is setting up groups specialised in breeding young fish, shrimp, crabs and prawns and even oysters to serve the aquaculture industry.

(vasep.com.vn) In July 19th 2012, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a conference on restructuring fisheries. According to Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish), the fishing industry has developed significantly in the recent years and made great contribution to the socio-economic development of the country.

(vasep.com.vn) The price of raw pangasius are increasing to VND22,000 – 23,000 per kilogram after a month of standing at around VND20,000 per kilogram. Rise in fish price may lead to higher price of pangasius fingerlings that encourages fish hatcheries to produce more fingerlings for commercial fish farming in the first months of 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) According to D-Fish, in the first 7 months of 2012, the total fish production was estimated to hit over 3 million MT, reporting a year-on-year growth of 5.4 percent.

(vasep.com.vn) Year to date, the capture production of ocean tuna of Khanh Hoa province reached 2 thousand MT, completing 50 percent of yearly plan.