GENERAL INFORMATION

Vietnam, with a coastline of over 3,260 kilometers (km) and more than 3,000 islands and islets scattered offshore, plus up to 2,860 rivers and estuaries, has been geographically endowed with ideal conditions for the thriving fishery sector which currently exists.

Great potential of fishery sector in Vietnam is embedded in water bodies of 1.700.000 ha in which 811.700 ha freshwater, 635.400 ha brackish waters and 125.700 ha coves and 300.000 - 400.000 ha wetland areas might be employed for aquaculture development.

The Mekong River Delta in the south and the Red River Delta in the north have been used for wild catch fishing as well as extensive fish farming.

Shrimp and pangasius mostly farmed in the Mekong River Delta, in which, shrimp farmes located in coastal provinces such as Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Ben Tre..

Pangasius farming is developing in many provinces in Mekong River Delta such as Can Tho, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, An Giang, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Tra Vinh....

Production in the fishery sector grew at an average rate of 7.05% from 1991 to 2000, and 10% from 2001 to now. Vietnamese fisheries production increased steadily YoY. Aquaculture output tent to sharply rise while capture ouput tend to slow down. In 2023, aquaculture occupied 59%, fishing output occupied 41%. From 2018-2023, ratio of fishing output has decreased from 46% to 41% of total fishery production in Vietnam. In 2023, total aquaculture area was 5.408 million tons, up 3.5%; total fishing output was 3.861 million tons, equal to 2022.

Ca Mau: fish production increases

12:38 02/21/2015

(vasep.com.vn) As reported by Ca Mau Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2014, favorable weather along with rises in price encouraged fishermen to expand their farming.

Total aquaculture production in the year was nearly 480,000 MT, up 5.7% year on year. This included 163,900 MT of shrimp (up 7.7%) and over 299,000 MT aquaculture production (up 2.9%).

It is expected that total amount of seafood produced in the province in 2015 would be more than 495,000 MT, including 185 500 MT of shrimp production and 160,000 other metric tons of marine fish.

Specialized agencies will continue to implement the Governmental Decree No. 67 to timely support fishermen with new fishing vessels, rearing plans and disease prevention.