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...

Long An River Oil Spill Threatens Shrimp Farmers
VIET NAM — An oil spill on the Can Giuoc River in the southern province of Long An has polluted 6,000sq.m of land in Long Phung Commune, and threatens another...

Clean Shrimp Campaign Launched in Ca Mau
VIET NAM - Local exporters Wednesday launched a campaign in the southernmost province of Ca Mau to promote shrimp farming without the use of chemicals to service...

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...

Mekong Delta Plans for Protection and Development
MEKONG DELTA, VIET NAM - Scientists, sociologists, environmentalists, and representatives of international organisations explored measures to ensure sustainable...

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...

Viet Nam Denies Allegations Of Polluted Fish
VIET NAM - Vietnam's seafood association has once again offered assurance about the quality of Vietnamese pangasius following allegations in the Italian media...

Brand New Image and Markets Vital to Vietnam
VIET NAM - With Vietnamese seafood export revenues declining over eight per cent year-on-year this quarter, it is important for the domestic aquaculture sector to...

MARD to Find Viet Nam's True Fisheries Potential
VIET NAM - The fisheries sector needs an overall strategy to ensure sustainable development and make the most of its full potential, said an official from the...

MARD Plans Large Scale Catfish Production
VIET NAM - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has announced that it is urgently co-ordinating with relevant agencies, and ministries to complete...

Rising Tide Threat Looms Over Mekong Farmers
MEKONG DELTA, VIET NAM — Fish farmers of the Mekong Delta are taking the threats of climate change very seriously as research illustrates just how devastating...

Pollution at Source of Mass River Death
VIET NAM - The major reason for the death of a dozen tonnes of fish on the Nhue River has been defined as some sources of waste water were suddenly discharged into...

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...

Mekong Delta Shrimp Farmers Go Organic
VIET NAM - Shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta Province of Ca Mau will go organic this year to improve their quality and hygiene to meet export requirements.

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...

Polluted Vedan: 6,000 Farmers Call for Compensation
VIET NAM - Farmers in Can Gio District have lodged more than 1,800 compensation claims against Vedan Vietnam for discharging wastewater that damaged their aquaculture...

Asian Rivers Running Dry
VIET NAM - Fish farmers of the Mekong Delta find themselves at threat with recent reports that climate change is severely harming their water supplies.

From Fish Waste to Fuel Tank
VIET NAM - In collaboration with the European Commission, a Finnish research centre is developing a project to produce biodiesel made from the waste generated by...

Gloom for Vietnamese Breeders in Flood Aftermath
HA NOI, VIETNAM - Inundation triggered by heavy downpours in the capital city last month is taking a heavy toll on the fisheries sector, putting breeders in a struggle...

Sustaining the Eco-systems of the Mekong Delta
VIET NAM - Pangasius (basa, tra) farming, the fastest-growing field in global aquaculture, needs an integrated approach through an ecosystem to ensure sustainable...

Vietnamese Shrimp: Building a Brand of Quality
VIET NAM - With demand on the rise, shrimp could become a major foreign exchange earner if Vietnam develops brands for the product and promotes them in key markets,...