(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Total fishery output of Ho Chi Minh city in the first three months of 2017 was estimated at 13,084 MT, up 4.9% over the same period last year. Of which aquaculture production was estimated at 7,640.3 MT, up 10.7% over the same period (farming area was 3,831.8 ha, increasing 2.2%). Of total aquaculture production, shrimp accounted for 25.8% of aquaculture production, down 8.4% due to unstable weather conditions, unseasonal rain; Finfish production accounted for 27%, up 10.7%; other seafood accounted for 47.1%, up 27.6%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In Quang Nam province of Vietnam, favorable weather facilitates fishing boats to catch fish in offshore waters. Capture production in March 2017 was estimated at 6,823 MT. In the first 3 months of 2017, the catch was 12,853 MT, equal to 15.4% of the yearly plan, up 5.4% (+653 MT) over the same period of 2016.

Palau and the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang in Vietnam have signed a cooperation agreement on fishing and seafood consumption.

As Vietnam is looking to boost high-tech agriculture, firms are looking for modern technologies in the world to apply in farming production.

Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho introduced the local potential and advantages to French companies and called for their investment, especially in agriculture, during a meeting on April 10.

Ba Ria - Vung Tau is one of the most important coastal provinces in the South East of Viet Nam, having a long-standing fishery with fishing grounds of over 100 square kilometers. The province's total capture fisheries output has maintained an average annual growth of 3.48%, from over 250 thousand tons in 2010 to nearly 300 thousand tons in 2016. Fishing fleet of the province has about 6,277 fishing vessels with a total capacity of more than 1.4 million horse power (hp). In addition, under the Decree No. 67/2014/NĐ-CP on fisheries development policies, the province has decided to approve the construction of 119 vessels, upgrading capacity to over 800 hp for 77 vessels.

Early of this year, Tien Giang province got favorable conditions, thus total marine capture production has increased obviously.

The Red River delta province of Thai Binh is scheduled to present licences to 11 investment projects worth 2,016 billion VND (87.65 million USD) at a conference to promote investment in agriculture and rural areas on April 8.

The Mekong Delta maintained its status as a dynamic economic region as localities have seen a significant surge in their Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) in 2016.

The Republic of Palau and the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have signed a cooperation agreement on fishing and seafood consumption

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has estimated fishing output reached about 651,900 tonnes in the first quarter of 2017, 1.4 percent more than the previous year.

The export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 7.6 billion USD in the first three months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 7.6 percent.

Pangasius fish price now reaches VND27,000 a kilogram, the highest peak for the last recent years in the Mekong Delta.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association yesterday kicked off the selection for 100 outstanding enterprises which to be certificated for the 2017 Vietnam Golden Quality Seafood companies.

The north central province of Thanh Hoa will scale down inshore fishing and invest more in high-capacity vessels for offshore fishing between now and 2025, under Vietnam’s fisheries development strategy and the local fisheries master plan.