Fisheries association aims to connect with fishermen

To establish a direct link between fishermen and associations of aquatic farmers and processors nationwide, is the main objective of the Vietnam Fisheries Association (VFA)'s development strategy for the 2006-2010 period.

VFA President Nguyen Huu Khanh said at the association's second conference in Hanoi on Jan. 6, that, to this end, the association will work to establish 35 chapters with 50,000 members nationwide by 2010. The VFA currently has 29 chapters with 27,000 members.

Deputy Fisheries Minister Nguyen Viet Thang said the association should strive to build a close cooperation among its chapters as well as with processing businesses in order to ensure materials supply for processing, thus boosting exports.

(CPV/VNA)