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.

Nghe An builds seafood processing centres

Some 14 seafood processing clusters covering 78.83 hectares have been invested in the central province of Nghe An so far to promote production efficiency for local fishermen.

The move is to push the development of seafood processing and preservation while creating jobs and increasing income for locals.

Enterprises have built large-scale aquatic processing establishments in coastal districts, including a fish powder processing plant in Dien Hung commune, Dien Chau district with a capacity of 150 tonnes of raw materials per day and revenue of 220 billion VND (9.7 million USD) per year.

Royal Foods’ Nghe An canned fish processing plant was located in Nghi Loc district and Northern Masan Food Industry Centre was also built at Nam Cam industrial park.

With 82 kilometres of coastline, Nghe An has high demand for seafood processing estabishments. However, the construction has been hampered by capital shortage, land clearance and unstable supply of materials for processing.

The province is completing mechanisms encouraging the investment in infrastructure, environmental treatment systems and other conditions in the aquatic processing clusters, facilitating firms’ sustainable development. It also zones off processing areas and forms offshore high-capacity fishing vessels to increase productivity.

Source: VNA


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