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Vietnamese tuna exporters have struggled to compete with Thai and Philippine firms in the Japanese market due to high taxes, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Tuna exports are expected to increase by 8 percent this year to 524 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).

Vietnam exported around 200 million USD worth of tuna products to the US in 2016, representing a year-on-year increase of 5 percent.

The Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries and the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers jointly launched a training course on protecting dolphins during fishing tuna in Phu Yen province on December 13.

Export revenue of Vietnamese tuna to the EU in October almost doubled compared to the same period last year, hitting 14 million USD.

Export revenue of Vietnamese tuna to the European Union (EU) in October almost doubled compared to the same period last year, hitting 14 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP)

Vietnam’s tuna export value increased 10 percent in the first eight months of the year to 309.8 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

After three straight years of decline, Vietnam’s tuna exports have turned around this year.

Fishermen in south central provinces enjoyed bumper catches of tuna and got handsome profits thanks to increasing prices.

After three straight years of decline, Vietnam’s tuna exports have turned around this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Tuna exports increased by 0.9 percent in the first seven month of the year to reach more than 266 million USD, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (Vasep).

Fishermen brought ashore 2 million tonnes of seafood in the first eight months of 2016, up 1.1 percent over the same period last year thanks to favourable weather and stable fuel price.

Vietnam’s tuna exports are expected to bring much revenue as in 2015 despite a slight decline in orders from Japan, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Composite vessel building for off-shore fishing in the South Central province of Khanh Hoa, is enjoying robust growth as local fishermen and enterprises have realised benefits from such vessels.

With Japanese support in technology transfer, fishermen in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh have brought onshore 2,477 tuna fish, weighing 101 tonnes, in their most recent catch.

Indonesia’s government is promoting quota-based tuna fishing.

Vietnam's tuna exports to China have risen sharply this year but exports to traditional markets like the US, EU and Japan have fallen, according to the industry association.

Exports of Vietnamese shrimp products are expected to experience a strong recovery in the first half of this year after a slowdown last year.

Thailand and Taiwan have agreed to jointly enforce laws related to tuna fishing, in a bid to remove the European Union's yellow card for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnam imports around 5,000 tonnes of tuna for local consumption demand every year, according to an official of the Vietnam Tuna Association.