Land: Vietnam

The government of Vietnam is now considering to export puffer fish for the first time, confirms a report.

Vietnam’s seafood export turnover for the last seven months valued USD 2.45 billion or 11.6 percent higher than last year.

Vietnam’s fisheries production has landed good amount of catch in the first seven months of the current year.

Giant catfish stocks in the Mekong delta will be driven to extinction as the hydropower dams are planned there.

Shrimp has become top the list of exported items in Vietnam as prices reached their highest level in 10 years, confirms VASEP.

Vietnamese pangasius producers are increasingly applying for global quality certificates to tap large export markets.

Tra fish export to US and other markets will be strongly promoted by a coordination board in Vietnam.

Shrimp processors are running at low capacity while the tra fish exports are on rise, says a report.

Vietnam and Philippines have signed an agreement for specific fisheries-industry co-operation between their countries.

Bac Lieu People’s Committee has classified seafood processing plants into three groups.