Producing 6 million tonnes of seafood by 2015

The General Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), organised a conference in Hanoi on December 28 to review the activities in 2010 and define a plan for 2011-2015.

In 2010, total output of fisheries industry reached over 5.1 million tonnes, increasing by 3 percent compared to the initial target, and total exports reached nearly US$5 billion, up by 6 percent.

The fisheries industry aims to produce 6 million tonnes by 2015. To achieve this plan, delegates agreed to introduce changes in exploitation and processing in bays, and islands, to reduce production cost and increase competitiveness of seafood products.

Vu Anh Tuan, Deputy Head of the General Department of Fisheries, said research need to be promoted and it was also necessary to increase quality of seed and production technology.

He noted that to reduce risks for fishermen, the department instructed to improve the management and create an information system for fish boats and fishermen. – VOV

Tags: Vietnam Seafood, Vietnam seafood exports

Posted by VBN on Dec 29 2010. Filed under Sea food. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry