Barramundi deal sealed with top university
VIET NAM - Australis Aquaculture Limited has signed a deal with the University of Fisheries, at Nha Trang, Vietnam to supply of barramundi fingerlings as well as operational support.

Tra and basa output alarmingly high
VIET NAM - According to the Ministry of Fisheries, the output of farmed tra and basa increased sharply in the first six months of the year, estimated at 400,000 tonnes, an increase of 100% over the same period of 2006.

Top shrimp exporter pours 20 million USD in US
HCM CITY - The Ca Mau-based Minh Phu Seafood Corporation has got the nod from the Ministry of Planning and Investment to increase its investment capital in the United States to 20 million USD.

Seafood exports: urgent measures hoped to remedy situation
VIET NAM - Following the Japanese Ambassador's letter to Minister of Fisheries Ta Quang Ngoc, regarding the possibility that Vietnamese seafood exports to Japan could be stopped, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) requested...

Nation aims to catch up with region in aquaculture
Ha Noi – Viet Nam aims to bring biotechnology used in its aquaculture sector on a par with that of developed countries in Southeast Asia.

US inspects Chinese farmed seafood, Vietnam worried
VIET NAM - The news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will detain all farmed seafood products sourced from China for examination before granting customs clearance is worrying Vietnamese enterprises.

Joint project aims to combat enteric septicemia in basa catfish
VIET NAM - Scientists from RMIT University are teaming up with Vietnamese experts in Melbourne, Australia to develop a vaccine for Edwardsiella ictaluri bacteria and so increase the profitability of basa catfish farming in Vietnam.

Risks 0f Massive Catfish Farming Announced
VIETNAM - Officials from the Ministry of Fisheries have not been happy about the sharp increases of catfish exports in the last few years. Experts have warned about the side effects of the uncontrollable growth rate of catfish farming.

Fisheries cast nets with Spain
VIET NAM - Viet Nam and Spain have agreed to step up co-operation in the fisheries industry following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in HCM City on Thursday.

Vietnam shrimp firm to list on main market in Q4
VIET NAM - Minh Phu Seafood Company, Vietnam's top shrimp processor and exporter, has said it will move its listing to the country's main exchange late this year.

Russia to inspect Vietnam catfish exporters
VIET NAM - RusSia's food hygiene inspectors will arrive in Vietnam next month to look into 24 local catfish exporters that have registered to ship their products to the Russian market.

Vietnam not complacent over its huge cashfish exports
VIET NAM - The nation has seen a 37.5 fold increase in catfish export revenues in the past decade but enterprises must strive to meet international standards by any means possible to bolster the business.

Temasek to hold 10% in leading local seafood company
VIET NAM - Singaporean-based investment company, Temasek Holdings Limited, will hold 10 percent in Minh Phu seafood joint stock company.

Fisheries work towards regional processing hub
VIET NAM - The Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) met in Hanoi, on June 11, to draw up an action plan for 2007-08 and to serve its long-term goal of establishing a seafood-processing hub for Southeast Asia inside the country....

Vietnam catfish export to surge this year
VIET NAM - Vietnam is estimated to ship abroad some 1 billion US dollars worth of tra and basa, two most common types of catfish in the country, in 2007, up from 661 million dollars in 2006 and 328 million dollars in 2005.