(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The aquaculture area in Feb 2017 in Hai Phong province (Vietnam) estimated at 10,660.7 ha, down 0.2% over the same period last year, of which the area of black tiger shrimp farming was 1,816.7 ha, equal to the same period of last year; whiteleg shrimp was 235.8 ha, down 1.67% over the same period last year.

The People’s Committee of the south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has just approved a project to develop local maritime economy by 2020 in a comprehensive and modern way.

Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on March 20 received a delegation from the Tata International Vietnam Company Limited, to discuss agricultural investment in the province.

With its knowledge and experience in agriculture, the Netherlands is eager to join hands with Vietnam to improve the quality and efficiency of its agriculture, a business forum on Agriculture-Innovation in Vietnam heard in HCM City on March 20.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued new rules that require processors of fish and fishery products to develop and implement e-certification systems for their operations.

Dozens of thousands of farmers and fishermen in nine central coastal provinces have benefited from the Coastal Resources for Sustainable Development (CRSD) Project funded by the World Bank (WB) in the past years.

Last year’s drought devastated crops and caused serious losses for farmers in the Mekong Delta. This year, authorities are restructuring crops, building dykes and erecting sluices in anticipation of continuing weather disasters.

As many as 164.8 billion VND (7.16 million USD) will be earmarked for technology transfer serving the restructuring of the fisheries sector during 2017-2020 under a scheme recently approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The US’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership may make certain impacts on Vietnam’s short-term plans but will not affect the country’s long-term goals and integration direction, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.

The 2017 Africa-ASEAN Business Expo (AABE) will take place in Johannesburg city, South Africa, from November 6-8.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has set itself a target of producing 63,000 tonnes of shrimp on brackish-water farms this year.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Aquaculture production of Vietnam in Feb 2017 estimated at 253 thousand MT, up 1.3% year on year; bringing the total aquaculture production in Jan-Feb 2016 to reach 463 thousand MT, up 1.2% from that of Jan-Feb 2016.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The capture production of Vietnam in Jan-Feb 2017 estimated at 389 thousand MT, up 1.5% year on year in which marine catch gauged at 373 thousand MT, up 3.7% year on year and inland catch was 16 thousand MT.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang met representatives of the Viet-Uc Seafood Joint Stock Company on March 9 to discuss building the first high quality shrimp farm in the locality.

The construction of the Tonkin Gulf fishery logistics center in Co To island district, northern Quang Ninh province, is expected to be put into operation in March, said Secretary of the district Party’s Committee Hoang Ba Nam.