Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Tens of ocean tuna boats on February4 moored in the Hon Ro Port in Nha Trang city, the central province of KhanhHoa, after a month-long voyage that lasted throughout the Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday.
However, local fishermen said tuna output has dropped as comparedwith the same period last year, with each boat catching about 20-30 tunasweighing about 1 tonnes.
Meanwhile, tuna price now ranges only from 100,000-110,000 VND(4.3 - 4.73 USD) per kg.
According to the management boards of the Hon Ro Port and the southcentral seafood market, the remaining ocean tuna vessels are expected to returnto shore in the next three days.
The boats are expected to bring home a total of about 100 tonnesof tuna, they said.
Vietnam has exported tuna products to 105markets, with the US, the EU, Israel, ASEAN, Japan, Canada, China, and Mexicobeing the major ones.
The country has been the fourth largestsupplier of canned and processed tuna products to the US behind Thailand,Ecuador and China, and the second largest supplier of frozen fillet afterIndonesia./.
VNA