The fisheries sector in Vietnam in 2020 will focus on granting certification to brackish shrimp farms (tiger shrimp and white-leg shrimp), tra fish farms and aquaculture in cages, Director of the Directorate of Fisheries Tr?n ?ình Luân said.
In addition, the industry will develop key aquatic products, such as tiger shrimp, white-leg shrimp and tra fish, and other high-value aquatic products to increase trade value and sustainable development.
In 2020, the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to reach a total fisheries output of about 8.2 million tonnes, an increase of 0.6 per cent year on year, including tra fish output at 1.42 million tonnes the same volume in 2019 and shrimp output at 850,000 tonnes, up 3.7 per cent.
In 2020, the sector hopes to gross about US$10 billion from exporting aquatic products, a year-on-year increase of 6.3 per cent.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng ??c Ti?n said the fisheries sector needs to address some shortcomings, such as fishing port infrastructure, processing facilities, and logistics services.
The total fisheries output in 2019 is projected to reach 8.15 million tonnes, a year-on-year rise of 4.9 per cent. The export turnover is estimated at $8.6 billion.
This year, despite facing an array of difficulties in export markets and particularly challenges in removing the European Commission (EC)’s yellow card warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the domestic fisheries sector has worked out measures to make use of export opportunities.
2012 Viet Nam News