Vietnam’s seafood production exceeded 6.7 million metric tons (MT) in 2016, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.5 percent. Of this volume, fishing contributed 3.1 million MT and aquaculture yielded 3.6 million MT, up 1.7 percent and 3.3 percent respectively.
While pangasius production has traditionally dominated Vietnamese farmed fish production, with a farming area of 5,050 hectares and an output of 1.15 million MT in 2016, its tilapia sector showed the most growth in the last 12 month…
