Vietnamese fisheries– tag –
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A 100 ha marine-aquaculture quota in Con Dao—will the supply map for seafood to Japan shift?
Ho Chi Minh City has approved a tourism-development plan for Con Dao National Park. It added two 5.5 km cable-car lines and an investment-attraction allocation for 100 ha of marine aquaculture. Neither the fish species nor the operators have been announced. We lay out the points Japanese seafood buyers should check now. -
A Vietnamese shrimp-farming cooperative earns ASC certification: a rare passport for sourcing to Japan and the EU
The shrimp-farming cooperative HTX Thanh Dat in Ca Mau province has obtained ASC Farm Standard certification from DNV. We lay out what this certification—which majors such as Aeon make a sourcing requirement—means for sourcing to Japan and the EU, and the points buyers should check at first hand. -
Godaco heads to Asia amid the slump in shrimp to the US, opening negotiating room for Japan's sourcing
US tariffs caused Vietnam's shrimp and pangasius exports to the United States to plunge in August, and the major seafood company Godaco switched its sales channels to Asia. With China and Hong Kong leading the growth, a good opportunity has arisen for Japanese distribution and sourcing to review prices and trading terms. -
Vietnamese shrimp to Australia up 43.9% in July as South Korea stalls, reshuffling the top five markets
In shrimp-export data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on August 24, July's month-on-month growth diverged widely by market. While China, the cumulative leader, held 33.5% of the total, Australia grew the most in July at 43.9% year on year, while South Korea by contrast sank 14.6%. The ranking by value itself... -
Vietnamese tuna hits US$544 million in seven months, led by the US, but a 12.5% tariff is a year-end headwind
In data released by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on August 19, tuna exports in January–July 2026 reached US$544 million (about 80.5 billion yen at 148 yen to the dollar), turning to a 2% year-on-year increase. Most of the first half had been below the prior year, but a run of sharp gains in June and July pushed it back up... -
Vietnam's shrimp at US$2.3 billion in the first half and a 12.5% US tariff open a gap for Japanese sourcing
The Vietnamese government has set its 2026 export target at US$546 billion to US$551 billion (about 80 trillion yen, estimated at roughly 148 yen to the dollar). It piled up US$319.7 billion in January to July (up 21.7% year on year), but by the calculation it must earn an additional US$227 billion to US$231 billion over the remaining five months, and Nguyen Anh Son, director-general of the foreign-trade department, said the remaining... -
Vietnam prioritizes domestic production of shrimp seed, presenting 4 measures to cut dependence on imported broodstock
At a meeting on July 30, the Vietnam shrimp association made the domestic production of seed stock its top priority. We read the four measures to end dependence on imported broodstock, and what the supply stability behind US$2.3 billion in first-half exports means for Japanese sourcing. -
BioMar's Vietnam plant earns its first ASC feed certification among its Asia bases: proof in seafood sourcing starts with the feed
The major feed company BioMar has obtained its first ASC feed certification among its Asia bases, at a joint-venture plant in Vinh Long province, Vietnam. We read how an international certification at the upstream of feed works as proof of traceability in sourcing shrimp and fish to Japan. -
A fisherman who left the oil fields and returned to the coral, linking livelihood and conservation
The effort of a former oil-field engineer protecting 64 hectares of coral reef in a Da Nang fishing village. We interpret the implications that co-management—shifting fishing pressure to tourism—poses for Japanese seafood buyers and growing areas.
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