Vietnam's Tuna Industry Learning Better Handling Techniques to Improve Exports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vietnam News Summary] March 26, 2015
Tuna is one of Vietnam’s top export items and widely praised for its high quality. But Vietnamese fishing relies more on experience than advanced equipment. Fishermen in the south central provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and Khanh Hoa are restructuring their production and adopting Japanese fishing techniques in an effort to stimulate the region’s marine economy, which has long been its strong point, and open up a new direction for tuna exports.
Vietnam has more than 3,600 tuna boats, most of them in Bình Định, Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa Province. In recent years, the annual tuna exploitation has been stable at 16,000 tons.
Last year, Vietnam earned nearly 600 million USD exporting tuna. So far Vietnam’s tuna is available in 100 countries and territories...
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