Coastal localities have reported bumper fishing catches in the first two months of this year, with total seafood catches estimated at 473,900 tonnes, up 2.2 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Hanoi (VNA) – Coastal localities have reportedbumper fishing catches in the first two months of this year, with total seafoodcatches estimated at 473,900 tonnes, up 2.2 percent year on year, according tothe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Fishermen in the north central provinces of Ha Tinh andQuang Binh brought home large amounts of anchovy, mackerel and flying fish,while those in the south central provinces of Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen enjoyedgood catches of ocean tuna. In the southernmost province of Ca Mau, each local ship has caughtbetween 50-100 kg of ‘khoai’ fish each day after the Lunar New Year holiday,earning profit of 4-20 million VND.
Meanwhile, inland fish catches totalled 23,000 tonnes in thetwo month period, down 14.8 percent from the same period last year, the MARDsaid.
Aquaculture output was estimated at 276,000 tonnes, up 5.1percent year oꦉn year. In particular, tra fish output in the Mekong Delta, themain production area of the fish, increased by 8 percent to 163,300 tonnes.However, the prices of tra fish as material for processing have reached recordhigh, fluctuating between 28,000-29,500 VND (1.23 – 1.3 USD) per kg, reaching 30,000VND per kg at times.
Vietnam’s tra fish exportsreached 1.8 billion USD last year, up 4 percent against 2016, according to theVietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Mekong Delta localities reported total tiger prawn output inthe period at 29,800 tonnes, ✱up 8.1 percent, and that of white-leg prawn at10,800 tonnes, up 2.2 percent.
Vietnam’s shrimp export valuewas estimated at 3.8 billion USD in 2017, up 22 percent from 2016.-VNA
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