Vietnam

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Global seafood leaders will gather in Ho Chi Minh City in 2027 to address responsible production, sustainability and industry growth

23rd September 2026

Seafood summit returns to Vietnam

23rd September 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Vietnam is intensifying efforts to combat illegal fishing as it seeks to remove the long-standing warning issued by the European Commission over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

9th March 2026

Vietnam intensifies IUU fishing fight

9th March 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood businesses are being encouraged to explore expanding export opportunities in Asia as Seafish and the Department for Business and Trade highlight growing demand in South Korea and Vietnam.

23rd February 2026

UK seafood eyes Asia growth

23rd February 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

By the end of 2025, Vietnam’s seafood industry had made a strong impression, with export turnover reaching nearly $11.3 billion, up 12.4% year on year.

6th February 2026

Vietnam seafood exports surge in 2025

6th February 2026

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Welfare specialists FAI and food and agriculture consultancy Fresh Studio have launched a new partnership to develop Vietnam’s first welfare assessment protocol for pangasius, as the country’s influence over the global market…

7th January 2026

FAI and Fresh Studio target pangasius welfare with Vietnam-first assessment protocol

7th January 2026

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Vietnam’s total aquatic production in the third-quarter of 2025 reached over 2.7 million tonnes, up 3.3% year-on-year. Cumulatively, in the first nine months of 2025, the country’s total aquatic production exceeded 7.2…

2nd December 2025

Vietnamese fish production already exceeding 7 million tonnes

2nd December 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Skretting Vietnam and Entobel are teaming up to integrate insect protein meal (H-Meal) into Skretting’s commercial shrimp feed – a move set to reduce reliance on marine ingredients while offering farmers a…

1st December 2025

Skretting Vietnam unveils insect-based feed

1st December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s seafood industry has seen strong growth in recent years, with export revenues increasing by 12% last year, reaching US$9.5 billion, according to Informa Markets, the organisers of Aquaculture Vietnam 2026 and…

16th September 2025

Vietnamese seafood exports tipped for further growth

16th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

European Union markets imported 205,292 tonnes of raw frozen whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) and value-added shrimp from Asia, Latin America and Africa in the first-half of 2025, with the total representing a 21% increase on…

19th August 2025

EU shrimp imports reach record level

19th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s seafood export turnover reached US$971 million for the month of July, a 6.1% increase compared to the same month of 2024. For the first seven months of 2025, the total export…

18th August 2025

Vietnamese seafood exports surge ahead of US tariffs

18th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The University of Stirling has secured over GBP 2 million in funding to lead a major international project aimed at improving the welfare of farmed fish in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

11th August 2025

Stirling leads fish welfare project

11th August 2025

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Shrimp farmers in southern Vietnam are adopting a groundbreaking method of raising shrimp within mangrove forests to both protect their livelihoods and help combat climate change.

28th July 2025

Shrimp farmers embrace mangrove sustainability

28th July 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

There has been a clear recovery in Vietnam’s squid and octopus sector this year after a prolonged period of fluctuation from 2022 to 2024, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and…

22nd July 2025

Vietnam’s squid, octopus exports expected to exceed $700m

22nd July 2025

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Barramundi producer Australis Aquaculture has commenced construction on a new state-of-the-art processing facility in Vietnam. Strategically located in the Van Phong Economic Zone in Khanh Hoa Province, close to the company’s shore…

5th June 2025

Australis starts construction of new Vietnamese processing plant

5th June 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In what’s seen as a major win for the UK seafood industry, Vietnam has granted market access for British live seafood products, opening new opportunities for growth and trade, the Department for…

8th April 2025

UK seafood to make a splash in Vietnam

8th April 2025

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

A project led by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) scientists is looking to transform shrimp farming in Southeast Asia by developing low-cost, early-warning monitoring systems to improve sustainability in one…

25th March 2025

Sustainability boost for Southeast Asia shrimp farming

25th March 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Despite challenges, including increased competition from other countries, trade wars and market barriers, Vietnam’s seafood exports are expected to continue to increase and could reach a total value of US$ 11 billion…

14th January 2025

Vietnam aiming at $11 billion of seafood exports in 2025

14th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Vietnam is intensifying its efforts to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, aiming to have the European Commission’s (EC) ‘yellow card’ lifted in the coming months.

6th January 2025

Vietnam pushes to overturn EC yellow card

6th January 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Vietnam’s seafood exports will increase by around 15% in the second half of 2024, compared to the same period of last year, according to the latest forecast from the Vietnam Association of…

14th August 2024

Vietnam seafood exports to soar through to year end

14th August 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

European Council’s new regulation for autonomous EU tariff quotas (ATQs) for certain fishery products has been called into question for granting certain third-country seafood species access to the EU market at reduced…

29th November 2023

European fishers irked by import-friendly ATQ regs

29th November 2023