International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
Abstract
Ben Tre, located on the Tien Delta Triangle--with a coastline of 65 km and the 20,000 km2
Exclusive Economic Zone--is one of the Mekong Delta’s 13 provinces. Given both its vast
access to coastline and the EEZ, fisheries is one of the Ben Tre’s key economic sectors. This
study specifies some factors affecting revenues of trawling and light purse seining vessels by
using a multivariate regression model. Data was collected through direct and intensive interviews
with vessel owners and fishermen. The results seem to demonstrate that single boat trawlers
achieved the highest return on investment, followed by pairtrawlers and light purse seiners,
respectively. Factors including the vessel length, engine capacity, captain’s experience, fishing
gears, and vessel age have considerable effects on revenues of single-boat trawlers and lighted
purse seiners. Based on these findings, this study provides some recommendations to offshore
fisheries in Ben Tre province, Vietnam
