He revealed the figures during a recent conference of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) to review its 2022 activities and launch 2023 tasks.

According to the DoF, the sector’s total output expanded by 3.1% from 2021, reaching 9.06 million tonnes, surpassing the annual average growth during 2021-2030 period under the Vietnamese fisheries development strategy till 2030 with a vision to 2045.

Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries Nguyen Thi Thu Nguyet said despite difficulties caused by COVID-19 and hike in material prices, the DoF regularly directed localities to adopt flexible and sound production measures while managing aquaculture synchronously and effectively, from animal feed, varieties to environment monitoring and VietGAP certification.