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.

Fishery output exceeds 1 million tonnes in four months

Vietnam’s fishery output in the first four months of this year exceeded 1 million tonnes, up 5.7 percent year-on-year thanks to favourable weather, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Of the total, the offshore catch’s output was 959,700 tonnes, a rise of 6 percent compared to the same period last year, while the output caught in inland rivers and lakes was 46,000 tonnes, a fall of 0.6 percent.

The MARD attributed the results to high seafood reserves, along with stable prices, smooth distribution and support policies employed by coastal localities.

The three south central provinces specialising in tuna fishing – Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa - caught 8,545 tonnes of tuna, up 6.4 percent year on year. Tuna prices at ports range between 90,000 VND and 115,000 VND per kilo.

According to the ministry, the aquaculture output in the first four months of 2017 reached 865,000 tonnes, up 2.1 percent year on year, including 335,300 tonnes of tra fish raised in the Mekong Delta region. At the same time, tra fish price is increasing due to high demand.

Meanwhile, brackish tiger prawn production in Mekong Delta localities was estimated at 55,600 tonnes, up 3.4 percent year on year, along with 32,400 tonnes of white-leg shrimps.

Source: VNA


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