Vietnam To Educate On Aquaculture
VIET NAM - Fifteen fisheries officials from the Department of Fisheries and Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF) will depart on a month-long study tour to Vietnam...

Breeding Pangasius for Sustainability
VIET NAM - The social and environmental impacts of pangasius farming should be taken into account in developing a sustainable model for the Mekong Delta, a seminar...

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...

Workshops Seek Better Ways to Farm Mekong Catfish
VIET NAM - Workshops have recently been completed on the development of better management practices for catfish farming in the Mekong Delta.

Cambodian Officials Study Aquaculture in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - A Cambodian government delegation is currently visiting Viet Nam on a fact-finding mission.

Start of Vietnamese Catfish Exports to Brazil
VIETNAM - Some 60 companies will be able to export catfish to Brazil after passing inspections.

Seafood Assoc Calls for Drop in RM Import Duty
VIET NAM - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is proposing a cut in import tariff on raw materials (RM) to boost seafood exports...

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.

Rising Costs, Falling Demand Hit Catfish Farmers
VIETNAM - Falling demand and rising costs are forcing thousands of catfish farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to sell their businesses or go bankrupt.

Aqua-Products Exports Mount Up Sharply
VIET NAM - Aqua-products exports showed signs of recovery and grew sharply in such markets as US and EU countries with a total export volume and value increased...

Seafood Exports Show Recovery
VIET NAM - Seafood exports have shown signs of rapid recovery over the last few months and could reach 100,000 tonnes worth more than US$400 million in August, according...

Catfish Farmers Struggle While Exports Surge
VIETNAM - Tra catfish accounts for the largest chunk of seafood exports and is expected to fetch US$1.2-1.3 billion this year, but farmers have not profited much...

Sector Hauls in $737m as Catfish Exports Recover
VIET NAM - The export of tra and basa catfish has started to recover, delegates at a teleconference in Ha Noi yesterday agreed.

Can Vietnam Sustain Rapid Fisheries Growth?
VIETNAM - Vietnam’s fisheries sector has grown at about 18 per cent per annum during the 1998-2008 period - one of the fastest rates for the sector in the world...

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...

Huge Fish Processing Plant Open in Hau Giang
VIET NAM - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai yesterday broke the ground for the construction of a plant capable of processing 20,000 tonnes of shrimp a year...

Viet Nam Muses Over Seafood Origin
VIET NAM - A seminar to highlight the importance of registering the origin of seafoods was held in Hanoi on August 18 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development...

New Trade Barriers Hinder Vietnamese Tra and Basa
VIETNAM - Tra and Basa fish exporters and processors are coping with more difficulties after the US extended technical barriers against the import of these products...

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....

Experts Establish Pangasius Standards
VIETNAM - Fish farmers, businesses and local and international experts, met Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City to review preparations to establish international standards...

Export Struggles Hit Vietnamese Seafood Sector
VIETNAM - Since early this year, the Vietnamese seafood sector has seen its growth at a five-year record low. By the end of July, seafood exports only reached US$2.16...

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...

Certified Sustainable Whiteleg from Viet Nam
VIET NAM - Hue Fisheries, a main producer of prawns from Vietnam, under the Fideco market brand, is launching its Friend of the Sea certified Pacific Whiteleg...