Vietnam's tuna industry learning to get top dollar in Japan
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vietnam News] August 25, 2014
Exports of tuna, one of Viet Nam's major seafood products, grew by 51.2 per cent over the past five years. However, many Vietnamese fishermen still lack the catching and processing skills that would improve product quality and therefore value. The central coastal province of Binh Dinh is changing these habits by training fishermen in modern techniques. Cong Thanh reports.
Cao Thi Kim Lan, director of the Binh Dinh fishery joint stock company (Bidifisco), expressed disappointment over the results of a tuna auction at the Osaka central wholesale market, where only one of four yellow fin tuna (thunnus albacares) she had brought from Viet Nam qualified for processing as sashimi. The other fish ended up being sold as fillets at a much lower price...
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