Clam Fishery Receives MSC Certification
VIETNAM - The Ben Tre clam fishery in Vietnam has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, becoming the first fishery in Southeast Asia to meet the...

ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010 Introduced
VIET NAM - ILDEX introduces 'ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010', focusing on sustainable aquaculture, which is in line with Vietnam's plan for sustainable...

Growing Show for the Promising Vietnamese Market
VIET NAM - ILDEX Vietnam 2010 will take place on 25 to 27 March 2010 at The New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Phu My Hung, Ho Chi Minh City.

New Aquaculture Feed Mill in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - Cargill has announced it will open a new aquaculture feed mill in Dong Thap, Vietnam.

Chinese Prawns Pile on Misery at the Mekong
VIET NAM - Many shrimp breeders in the Mekong Delta Province of Bac Lieu recently made losses due to breeding giant freshwater prawns imported from China....

Wastewater Kills Fish in Thi Tinh River
VIETNAM - The outflow of wastewater from San Miguel Pure Foods Vietnam Co., Ltd. has killed a huge population of fish in the Thi Tinh River, Binh Duong Province’s...

30 More Aquatic Enterprises Approved by EU
VIET NAM - A total of 30 more domestic aquatic enterprises have been approved to export their products to the European market, according to the National Agro-forestry...

Vietnamese Fish Firms Apply Foreign Traceability Systems
VIET NAM - The Binh An catfish and Caminex shrimp export companies are the first Vietnamse seafood firms to apply a traceability system to oversee food safety.

New Light as Mekong Shrimp Farmers Cooperate
HCM CITY, VIET NAM — Collective action in disease management, water control and other aspects is crucial to ensuring that shrimp aquaculture is a viable, sustainable...

Fish Fraud Investigation in Tien Giang
VIET NAM - Police in Tien Giang Province on Sunday said they would investigate the accusation of four farmers that a local company has refused to pay up after buying...

Viet Nam Committee to Ease Catfish Exports
VIET NAM - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Monday said it will establish a steering committee to handle the export of tra and basa catfish (pangasius)...

Catfish Exports Wiggle Free of Anti-Dumping Tariffs
VIET NAM - The US Department of Commerce has decided to abolish the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on exports from two more Vietnamese catfish exporters, said...

Coming Together to Avert a Crisis
VIET NAM – Caught in a net of problems including falling export orders, low production, and dubious practices by some processing firms, the seafood industry needs...

Processor Woes as Vietnamese Shrimp Runs Short
VIET NAM - Although the Cuu Long River Delta has entered a new shrimp hatchery crop, seafood processing workshops have been running perfunctorily with just 20-30...

Vietnamese Fish Back in Russia
VIET NAM - Russia has re-opened its market to Vietnam’s tra and basa catfish exports, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Poverty in Viet Nam as 4,000 Tonnes of Mussels Die
VIET NAM - Poverty looms large for many coastal farmers in the central province of Khanh Hoa as up to 90 percent of mussels bred in the area have died, possibly...

Tet Brings Slippery Fish Prices
VIET NAM - The prices of most of food in Hanoi have been decreasing, except chicken and some kinds of seafood.

Catfish Prices Buoyed By Sinking Vietnamese Supply
VIET NAM - Tra prices have shot up in the Mekong Delta as supply struggles to meet demand after farmers, hit by severe losses last year, stopped breeding the ca...

Spain Denies Allegations Against Vietnam's Catfish
VIET NAM - The central food security watchdog of Spain has denied the existence of any crisis in relation to the imports of Vietnam’s tra and basa catfish into the...

Vietnamese Catfish Swim Past Spanish Regulations
VIET NAM - Spain’s Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs affirmed on 30 January that Vietnamese catfish meet food safety regulations set by the Europe Union...

Aquaculture Opportunities in Face of Recession
VIET NAM - Despite global downturn, export opportunities still exist for aquaculture farmers and producers.

Mekong Shrimp Farmers Pushed to the Edge
MEKONG DELTA, VIET NAM - It has been reported that a series of poor shrimp harvests in the Mekong Delta has left farmers unable to cope. Many have been forced to...

Research Facility Mirrors Aquaculture Commitment
VIET NAM - A new Vietnamese research facility has been launched by Novus, which they say shows their commitment to aquaculture development.

Intervet at Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2007.
The Asian Pacific chapter of the World Aquaculture Society held its annual meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam from August 5-8.