Viet Nam - Sustainable Fisheries Development Project

Overview & Synopsis

Sustainable Fisheries Development Project for Viet Nam: The development objectives are to enhance the management of the fisheries sector and increase value addition through upgrading with smart infrastructure. Components: Component 1. Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE): Sustainable Fisheries Development supports national and regional smart infrastructure and institutional strengthening. Sub-components: Sub-component 1a finances upgrading, rehabilitation, and expansion of fishing ports and storm shelters, including access roads, in Hai Phong (Bach Long Vi storm shelter), Gia Lai (Tam Quan storm shelter), Thanh Hoa (Lach Hoi and Lach Bang ports), Khanh Hoa (Da Bac port), and An Giang (Tac Cau port), to reduce post-harvest losses, strengthen traceability and Port State Measures Agreement compliance, and improve climate resilience. Sub-component 1b provides technical assistance and capacity building for capture fisheries management including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing control, aquaculture and mariculture technology adoption, upgrades to the national vessel database, and plastic waste reduction. Sub-component 1c covers project management, including detailed designs, supervision, fiduciary, environmental and social compliance, and monitoring and evaluation. Component 2. An Giang Province: Sustainable Fisheries Development promotes climate-resilient aquaculture and value chain linkage. Sub-components: Sub-component 2a upgrades sluice gates, rural access roads, and power and water control systems to enable rice–aquaculture polyculture and improve seed and farming area environmental management. Sub-component 2b delivers training and demonstrations in sustainable and climate-resilient aquaculture, including organic rice–aquaculture and mangrove–aquaculture models. Sub-component 2c provides project management and monitoring and evaluation. Component 3. Can Tho City: Sustainable Fisheries Development enhances climate-resilient aquaculture and safe landings. Sub-components: Sub-component 3a constructs a storm shelter and improves aquaculture water supply and discharge systems, canal dredging, and rural connectivity to reduce spoilage and strengthen market linkages. Sub-component 3b delivers capacity building and demonstrations on good practices for climate-smart aquaculture and capture fisheries. Sub-component 3c provides project management and monitoring and evaluation. Component 4. Thanh Hoa Province: Sustainable Fisheries Development modernizes capture fisheries and brackish-water aquaculture. Sub-components: Sub-component 4a upgrades Hoang Truong and Lach Truong ports and storm shelter facilities, dredges access canals, and improves aquaculture-enabling infrastructure including canals, erosion control, sluices, bridges, culverts, and access roads for climate-resilient production. Sub-component 4b provides project management and monitoring and evaluation. Component 5. Ca Mau Province: Sustainable Fisheries Development improves sustainable capture fisheries and bio-secure, climate-resilient aquaculture. Sub-components: Sub-component 5a expands and modernizes Rach Goc fishing port and upgrades aquaculture water management, embankments, canal dredging, and rural access roads to support certified, bio-secure farming areas. Sub-component 5b strengthens management capacity for sustainable harvesting, vessel monitoring, traceability, value chain improvements, and brand development. Sub-component 5c provides project management and monitoring and evaluation.