Hanoi, Jan. 7 -- Vietnam's seafood sector will continue to reduce capture fisheries while expanding aquaculture in a sustainable, climate-resilient manner to enhance competitiveness, with a strong focus on shifting from a production mindset to a fisheries economy and from single-value growth to integrated multi-value development, according to Tran Dinh Luan, Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance.

Speaking at a conference reviewing 2025 performance and outlining tasks for 2026 on January 7, Luan said early and proactive preparations are underway to secure raw material supplies for exports in 2026. The department will coordinate with localities to organise solution-oriented meetings from the beginning o...