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Mekong delta localities sought to achieve sustainable development for Tra fish farming in Vietnam at a conference in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on June 23.

Northern provinces hold considerable aquaculture potential which remains untapped, according to a conference held in Tuyen Quang province on June 16.

Wrongdoings in building steel fishing vessels that made them fail to operate have affected the Government’s policy to develop a modern fishing fleet in service of offshore fishing.

Vietnam’s tuna export turnover reached 216 million USD in the first five months of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 20 percent.

Vietnam aims to expand shrimp aquaculture on sandy land to 7,000 hectares by 2025, produce some 110,000 tonnes per crop, and ensure 70 percent of these areas have developed infrastructure.

Rising sea levels have exacerbated saline intrusion and coastal erosion in Vietnam, but farmers can make the best out of a bad situation by shifting from agriculture to aquaculture, raising brackish water shrimp.

Vietnam’s farmed seafood output is likely to reach 4.7 million tonnes with export earnings expected to hit 30-35 billion USD by 2030.

Managers, experts and producers of the seaweed business gathered to discuss growth outlook for the sector at a workshop held by the Directorate of Fisheries in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, on March 9.

The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a goal of 7.1 billion USD in seafood export revenue in 2017.

Tilapia fish exports this year are forecast to surge by 32 percent against 2015 to 45 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The Aromnat Co., Ltd of Thailand fails to meet requirements for exporting parent white-legged shrimp to Vietnam, according to Vietnam’s Directorate of Fisheries.

The enhanced practice of social responsibility will help improve the competitiveness, prestige and brand of the fisheries industry, which is now a hard currency earner of Vietnam.

The country's seafood exports fell to an estimated 6.72 billion USD in 2015, down 14.3 percent over 2014 and 10.4 percent compared with this year's target.

The aquaculture sector needs to take comprehensive restructuring measures for sustainable development, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat.