Vietnam fish production in 2013

1/8/2014 1:16:28 PM
(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s fish production in 2013 was estimated to hit 6.05 million MT, up 2.1 percent year-on-year, including 2.71 million MT of capture production (up 2.2 percent) and 3.34 million MT of aquaculture production.

 Among Vietnam’s total aquaculture production, brackishwater shrimp production estimated to touch 548 thousand MT (up 12.3 percent) and pangasius output reached 1.15 million MT (down 7.6 percent).

Estimated fish production in 2013, Production (1,000 MT), Area: (1,000 hectares)

No.

Items

Target of  2013

Production in 2013

Production in 2012

2013 (%)

Compared to the target

Over 2012

I

Total fish production

6,073

6,050

5,925

      99.6

   2.1

1

Landings

2,600

2,710

2,652

    104.2

    2.2

 

Marine catch

2,400

2,506

2,440

    104.4

    2.7

 

Inland catch

200

204

212

    102.0

      -3.8

2

Aquaculture

3,473

3,340

3,273

      96.2

   2.0

 

Brackishwater, saltwater fish

1,133

1,140

1,043

    100.6

    9.3

 

Brackishwater shrimp

520

548

488

    105.4

   12.3

 

Black tiger shrimp

310

268

302

      86.5

     -11.3

 

Whiteleg shrimp

210

280

186

    133.3

    50.5

 

Freshwater fish

2,340

2,200

2,230

      94.0

      -1.3

 

Pangasius

1,286

1,150

1,244

      89.4

     -7.6

II

Farming area

1,218

1,150

1,214

      94.4

      -5.3

1 

Brackishwater shrimp

648.9

666

655.2

    102.6

   1.6

 

Black tiger shrimp

607

600

613.4

      98.8

      -2.2

 

 Whiteleg shrimp

41.9

66

41.8

    157.5

    57.9

2 

Pangasius

6

5.2

6.3

      86.7

     -17.5

  Source: Directorate of Fisheries and General Statistics
 
Kim Thu