Out of a recent shipment of eight fish to Japan, one 39kg-tuna sold for nearly VND12 million (more than US$500), said Deputy Director Tran Van Phuc of the Binh Dinh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Phuc said training programs taught by the Japan Kato Group along with fitting modernized post-harvest refrigeration equipment on 25 fishing vessels in the region are starting to pay huge dividends.