Vietnam’s seafood exports remained heavily dependent on natural sources, which have become increasingly difficult to secure due to tightening regulations and limited local marine farming, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Accounting for over 7% of the market share, the nation currently makes up the world's third largest seafood exporter, behind only China and Norway, according to industry insiders.

The VIETFISH International Seafood Exhibition that opened in HCM City on August 21 provides a forum for businesses to network and explore business opportunities, update themselves on the latest trends in the industry and underline Vietnam’s seafood quality and global status.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$5.3 billion from exporting aquatic products during the first seven months of the year, up 7% year on year, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The opening six months of the year witnessed Vietnamese lobster exports to China surge 174% year on year to US$122 million in value, making China the largest consumer of the Vietnamese product, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung met with Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hanoi on July 30 afternoon.

VOV.VN - President To Lam has called on the EU to expedite its remaining member countries’ ratification of the EU - Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), and soon remove the “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports.

Three out of the five Vietnamese businesses, which have formed limited liability companies in Indonesia, have been verified and received certificates of lobster cultivation from the Directorate General of Aquaculture, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in over US$4.4 billion from seafood exports during the first half of the year, up nearly 7% year on year, with exports to the EU market soaring by 12% to hit US$513 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam has taken measures to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” removed for Vietnamese seafood products regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and senior journalist based in Jakarta, has said.