Da Nang: Fisheries Maintain Stable Growth

Fisheries activities in the city during the first eight months of 2025 remained stable, with both capture and aquaculture output increasing compared to the same period last year.

According to the Da Nang Statistics Sub-department, the city’s fisheries sector maintained steady growth in the first eight months of 2025, with positive results in both capture and aquaculture. The total aquatic production in August 2025 was estimated at more than 15.5 thousand tons, up 2.5% year-on-year. Cumulatively, in the first eight months of 2025, aquatic production reached 123.7 thousand tons, up 2.6% year-on-year, including: fish nearly 88.8 thousand tons (+3.4%); shrimp 15.2 thousand tons (+1.4%); and other aquatic species 19.8 thousand tons (+0.1%).

Expansion of farming areas

Aquaculture has developed towards expanding farming areas and improving production efficiency, contributing to the sector’s added value.

In August 2025, aquaculture output was estimated at nearly 3.1 thousand tons, up 3.9% year-on-year. Cumulatively, in the first eight months of 2025, aquaculture output reached 21.2 thousand tons (+1.6% year-on-year). By category, fish output was 7.8 thousand tons (+4.3%); shrimp 12.8 thousand tons (+0.1%); and other aquatic species 644 tons (+1.3%).

The total aquaculture farming area in the first eight months of 2025 reached 5,197 ha, up 2.6% year-on-year, including: fish farming 2,351 ha (+2%); shrimp farming 2,371 ha (+2.5%); and other aquatic species 474 ha (+6.3%).

The capture fisheries sector continues to play the leading role, maintaining stability with an estimated output of nearly 12.5 thousand tons. Photo: VGP/Luu Huong

Regarding farming methods, intensive and semi-intensive farming accounted for over 48.9%, mainly concentrated in brackish water shrimp farming. In addition, thanks to the large natural areas of ponds, lakes, and reservoirs, local farmers also developed extensive and improved extensive farming, making use of natural feed combined with partial harvesting and restocking. This helps maintain stable production, diversify farming methods, and improve economic efficiency.

Capture fisheries as the mainstay

Capture fisheries in August 2025 continued to play a key role, maintaining stability with an estimated output of nearly 12.5 thousand tons, up 2.1% year-on-year. Cumulatively, in the first eight months of 2025, capture fisheries output reached 102.5 thousand tons, up 2.8% year-on-year. By category, marine capture remained the mainstay with 97.2 thousand tons, accounting for 94.9% of total capture output (+2.8%), while inland capture reached nearly 5.3 thousand tons, a small proportion (5.1%) but still up 1.9% (+98 tons).

In terms of fishing vessels, the city currently has 4,469 vessels engaged in marine capture and fishery logistics services, with a total capacity of 766.2 thousand CV, averaging 171.4 CV per vessel, down 5.6 CV compared to the same period last year. Among them, marine capture vessels accounted for nearly all with 4,405 units, distributed by operating areas as follows: 1,021 offshore vessels of 15 meters or longer (23.2%), 868 inshore vessels (19.7%), and 2,516 coastal vessels (57.1%).

By fishing methods, surface gillnets accounted for the highest share with 1,394 vessels (31.6% of marine capture vessels), followed by bottom gillnets 492 vessels (11.2%), handline fishing 451 vessels (10.2%), and single trawlers 432 vessels (9.8%); other fishing methods accounted for 980 vessels (22.2%).

Source: VASEP