Looking to find local distributors of aquaculture and fish farming equipment in Vietnam? FishMatch helps you compare distributors, agents and manufacturers serving Asia for RAS, cage, pond, shrimp, hatchery, feeding, aeration and water-treatment scope — one structured, human-reviewed RFQ.
Short answer
Buyers in Vietnam normally source through three routes: direct manufacturers, regional distributors and turnkey EPC contractors. FishMatch Group runs all three in one confidential RFQ — you send a single brief, we approach project-matched suppliers serving Vietnam and the wider Asia region, and you receive comparable quotations on identical scope once suppliers respond. Supplier identities remain confidential throughout the process, and buyers pay no platform fee.
The service suits commercial and industrial projects — new farms, expansions, hatcheries, processing lines and equipment replacement. It is not a retail catalogue and we do not publish supplier contact details.
FAO FishStat, release 2025.1.0; reporting year 2023. National historical production is context, not supplier availability, site suitability, project yield or a cost estimate.
The published explorer records approximately 5,378,858 tonnes for Viet Nam in 2023, across reported aquaculture groups, including aquatic plants where recorded.
Five-year comparison: 4,192,822 tonnes in 2018 versus 5,378,858 tonnes in 2023. These are exact reporting-year endpoints; missing years are not interpolated.
| FAO species group | Rounded tonnes | Source flags |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous freshwater fishes | 2,752,540 | No flag |
| Shrimps, prawns | 1,167,383 | No flag |
| Carps, barbels and other cyprinids | 699,659 | No flag |
| Miscellaneous marine molluscs | 414,666 | No flag |
Flags from FAO: E = FAO estimate, I = imputed, N = not significant (<0.5 t), B = series break. No flag = official value. Totals sum the explorer’s rounded group quantities; small rounding differences from the underlying FAO file are possible.
Confirm your actual species and life stage rather than using a national group as a design target. Miscellaneous freshwater fishes is the largest reported group here, but this does not establish that your species, system or equipment is locally available. Supply water analysis, peak biomass and feed load, power reliability, site survey and written installation responsibilities for project-specific review.
FAO. Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics. Global aquaculture production (release 2025.1.0). FishStat. Rome. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Source file dated 2025-03-27; retrieved 2026-10-17 13:31 UTC.
Major shrimp and pangasius producer.
Top farmed species in Vietnam include shrimp, pangasius. FishMatch Group runs a private, anonymized sourcing process for RAS systems, cages, ponds, hatcheries, feed & aeration equipment and full turnkey projects serving Vietnam and the wider Southeast Asia region.
Vietnam runs two of Asia's largest aquaculture export engines side by side: whiteleg shrimp (vannamei) in super-intensive lined ponds across the Mekong Delta and central coast, and pangasius catfish in flow-through and pond systems along the Tien and Hau rivers. Buyers reaching us here range from smallholder pond upgrades to EU/US-audited processing groups building biosecure hatchery and nursery capacity. Equipment specification is shaped by dense stocking, tropical water temperatures, strict export-market residue and traceability rules, and a domestic manufacturing base that competes hard with imports on price.
| Species | Systems | Sourcing notes |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteleg shrimp (vannamei) — super-intensive ponds | HDPE-lined round/raceway ponds, paddlewheel and jet aerators, central drainage, biofloc control | Densities of 200–500+ PL/m² in Bac Lieu, Soc Trang and Ca Mau demand heavy aeration load (often 25–35 HP/ha) and oxygen backup; central-drain solids removal is now close to standard on new builds. |
| Pangasius (striped catfish) | Flow-through earthen ponds, paddlewheel aerators, mechanical feeders, water-exchange pumps | Concentrated in An Giang, Dong Thap and Can Tho along the Mekong's two main branches; export-market audits (EU, US) push demand for feed-tracking and water-quality logging equipment. |
| Black tiger shrimp — extensive/improved-extensive | Earthen ponds, low-density aeration, mangrove-integrated systems | Persists in Ca Mau's mangrove-shrimp model and command premium organic-style export pricing; equipment needs are lighter than vannamei but tidal water management is critical. |
| Marine finfish & cobia — cage grow-out | HDPE circular cages, nets, moorings, feed barges | Emerging along the central coast (Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen) and in Ha Long Bay; a small but growing segment moving from wooden to HDPE cage systems. |
| Shrimp hatchery & biosecure nursery | Nursery tanks, UV/ozone treatment, biofloc, live-feed culture | Post-larvae nursery ('shrimp nursing') between hatchery and grow-out pond is expanding fast to cut grow-out cycle risk and time. |
Permits, standards and documentation for Vietnam: Vietnam aquaculture compliance guide.
Vietnamese farms selling into the EU, US, Japan or Korea are audited on traceability, residue control and effluent management, and the equipment specification decides whether those audits pass. Use this checklist as an RFQ annex so every supplier prices the same documentation and capability scope.
Requirement: Farming area registered with the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, with the farming licence/registration issued under the D-FISH (MARD) framework.
Evidence to request: Registration certificate and farming area code referenced in the export documentation chain.
Requirement: Settling, treatment and discharge design meeting the applicable QCVN wastewater regulation for the province.
Evidence to request: Treatment pond sizing calculation and supplier performance data for TSS and nutrient removal at design flow.
Requirement: Continuous or scheduled DO, pH, salinity and temperature logging per pond, retained and exportable.
Evidence to request: Instrumentation datasheets, calibration intervals and a sample exported log file from the supplier's platform.
Requirement: Feed batch, quantity and treatment records traceable to pond and cycle for NAFIQAD and buyer audits.
Evidence to request: Feeder or farm-management software with per-pond reporting, and demonstrated export format.
Requirement: Post-larvae origin, health certification and nursery stage documented from hatchery to grow-out pond.
Evidence to request: Hatchery health certificates and nursery batch records tied to the pond stocking sheet.
Requirement: Disinfection, intake treatment, central drainage and separation between nursery and grow-out zones.
Evidence to request: Layout drawing showing clean/dirty separation plus disinfection dosing specification.
Requirement: All motors, drives and panels confirmed for Vietnamese supply, with protection against rural voltage fluctuation.
Evidence to request: Motor nameplate data, IP rating, and written confirmation of soft-start or protection scope.
Requirement: HS classification agreed before order; Form D issued for ASEAN-origin goods, or EVFTA/CPTPP origin proof where applicable.
Evidence to request: Proforma with HS codes, plus supplier commitment to issue the correct origin certificate.
Requirement: Equipment and record-keeping capable of supporting the certification the buyer requires.
Evidence to request: Supplier statement of features mapped to the certification's monitoring and record requirements.
Requirement: Named service partner, stocked critical spares and Vietnamese-language operator training.
Evidence to request: Written service-level commitment in the quotation, spares list with prices, and a training plan in days.
Standards and interpretations change — confirm the current scope with an accredited body before contracting.
Indicative 2026 planning benchmarks for Mekong Delta and central-coast projects, based on supplier quotations landed in Vietnam and mixed domestic/imported supply. Use them to sanity-check a budget before quotes arrive — they are not offers.
| Cost item | Indicative benchmark | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Super-intensive lined vannamei farm, turnkey | USD 120,000–260,000 per hectare of pond surface | Lined round ponds, aeration, central drain, settling and treatment ponds, pumping and basic monitoring. Excludes land, licences and working capital. |
| HDPE liner supplied and installed | USD 3.0–5.5 per m² | Thickness (0.75–1.5 mm), subgrade prep and welding scope drive the spread; domestic supply is usually at the lower end. |
| Aeration installed capacity | 25–35 HP per hectare at 200–400 PL/m² | Roughly USD 350–850 per installed HP including blowers, diffusers and paddlewheels. Under-aerating is the most common design error. |
| Aeration electricity | 0.9–1.6 kWh per kg shrimp produced | Efficient blowers with diffuser grids typically beat paddlewheel-only layouts by 15–30% at the same DO target. |
| Biosecure nursery (PL nursing) module | USD 45,000–160,000 per module | Tanks, biofloc control, UV/ozone, heating and monitoring; scales with PL throughput and biosecurity level. |
| Pangasius pond equipment (flow-through) | USD 25,000–60,000 per hectare | Water-exchange pumps, aeration, feeders and monitoring; civil pond works are quoted separately and vary with river access. |
| Shrimp farm-gate production cost | USD 3.2–4.6 per kg (30–40 count) | Feed, PL, energy, labour and health inputs, excluding capital cost and financing. Feed alone is typically 50–60%. |
| Pangasius farm-gate production cost | USD 1.05–1.45 per kg | Highly feed-price sensitive; FCR of 1.5–1.7 is the commercial benchmark. |
| Long-lead imported items | 10–24 weeks | Drum filters, UV/ozone, blowers and instrumentation should be released before pond civil works are finished. |
Benchmarks are indicative planning ranges for budgeting only and move with pond design, density, energy tariff, feed price, currency and provincial permit conditions. FishMatch Group is supplier-neutral and does not guarantee pricing — request matched quotations to confirm.
Confirm salinity range and tidal access for shrimp sites, or river-flow and dry-season water levels for pangasius. Salinity zoning varies sharply between Ca Mau (brackish), Soc Trang (mixed) and An Giang (freshwater river).
Register the farming area with the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, obtain an aquaculture farming licence/registration through the Directorate of Fisheries (D-FISH, under MARD) framework, and confirm environmental impact requirements for larger ponds.
Super-intensive vannamei, improved-extensive black tiger, or pangasius flow-through — this decision sets aeration HP/ha, pumping capacity and pond lining scope before any equipment is quoted.
Design settling/treatment ponds, central drainage and disinfection before finalising layout — retrofitting biosecurity after stocking begins is a leading cause of disease losses in the Delta.
If selling into the EU, US or Japan, plan feed and chemical-use record-keeping and residue-testing equipment/processes alongside farm hardware — buyers increasingly audit this before signing supply contracts.
Combine liners, aeration, pumping, water treatment, feeders and monitoring into one RFQ; compare landed cost through Cat Lai/Cai Mep against domestic manufacture, and budget installation and operator training for new pond systems.
Regulatory requirements change — confirm current scope with the relevant authorities or a local agent before fixing your schedule.
Most imported equipment enters southern Vietnam through Ho Chi Minh City's Cat Lai terminal or the deep-water Cai Mep-Thi Vai cluster, then moves by truck and barge into the Mekong Delta. Northern projects use Hai Phong, and central-coast cage and finfish projects often clear through Da Nang. A large share of pond equipment (liners, aerators, feeders) is domestically manufactured, so import logistics matter most for filtration, oxygenation, hatchery and processing equipment.
Main container gateway
Best sailing frequency and shortest inland haul to the Mekong Delta shrimp and pangasius belt.
Deep-water terminal
Handles larger vessels and growing project cargo volumes; increasingly used to bypass Cat Lai congestion.
Northern gateway
Serves northern provinces and Ha Long Bay cage projects; longer haul to the Delta.
Central coast gateway
Serves the central-coast marine finfish and cobia cage cluster in Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen.
Inland Delta distribution
Barge transfer from HCMC ports into An Giang, Dong Thap and Soc Trang avoids congested trucking routes for bulky liners and tanks.
Largest shrimp-farming province
Mix of super-intensive vannamei and mangrove-integrated black tiger shrimp; brackish water and tidal pond design dominate equipment specification.
Super-intensive shrimp hub
Home to some of Vietnam's largest industrial shrimp zones and highest aeration density per hectare.
Mixed shrimp cluster
Strong hatchery and nursery infrastructure alongside grow-out; a key sourcing point for biosecure nursery equipment.
Pangasius heartland
River-based flow-through pangasius ponds along the Mekong's two main branches, with processing plants clustered nearby for logistics efficiency.
Central-coast marine cage cluster
Emerging HDPE cage cobia and marine finfish farming, plus lobster cage culture in Khanh Hoa's bays.
Every supplier shortlisted for a Vietnamese project is screened on four points before quoting: delivered references in tropical, high-density systems; 220/380 V 50 Hz compliance with protection against Delta grid voltage swings; in-country or regional service and spares; and Vietnamese or bilingual documentation. These are the categories we run RFQs for most often.
Paddlewheel and aspirator aerators, blowers with diffuser grids, and oxygen backup for super-intensive vannamei ponds. Typical design load 25–35 HP/ha at 200–400 PL/m².
How we vet: Measured oxygen transfer rate (kg O₂/kWh) rather than motor HP alone, 50 Hz motor certification, corrosion protection for brackish water, and stocked bearings and seals in-country.
Pond aeration (paddlewheel, jet, diffused) suppliers0.5–1.5 mm HDPE liners for round and raceway ponds, greenhouse covers for temperature and rain control, central-drain fittings and welding services.
How we vet: Resin grade and thickness tolerance certificates, UV stabilisation data for tropical exposure, and a documented welding/QA method with seam-test reports.
HDPE pond liners and covers suppliersSettling and treatment ponds, drum filters, UV and ozone disinfection, dosing systems and effluent treatment to QCVN discharge limits for grow-out and nursery farms.
How we vet: Performance guarantees on measured parameters (TSS, TAN, bacterial load), references in EMS/AHPND-pressured provinces, and provincial permit-compatible discharge design.
Water treatment and biosecurity suppliersNursery tanks, biofloc control, live-feed culture, small RAS loops and biosecurity airlocks for post-larvae nursing before pond transfer.
How we vet: Shrimp-specific (not generic RAS) references, disinfection routines documented, and start-up plus operator training included in scope.
Nursery and hatchery systems suppliersAutomatic and acoustic demand feeders, feed silos and blowers for shrimp and pangasius, with logging for export-audit feed records.
How we vet: Field data on FCR improvement at comparable density, corrosion-resistant hoppers, and exportable feed logs for EU/US audit trails.
Feeders and feed management suppliersTidal intake pumps, recirculation and transfer pumps for pangasius flow-through and Delta brackish sites, plus pipework and screens.
How we vet: Duty-point curves at your head and salinity, sand/silt tolerance for Mekong water, and soft starters or protection for unstable rural grid supply.
DO, pH, salinity, temperature and ORP probes, pond controllers, alarms and cloud logging for multi-pond farms.
How we vet: Calibration and drift intervals in writing, tropical IP rating, local calibration service, and open data export for traceability records.
Monitoring and water-quality instrumentation suppliersHDPE circular cages, nets, moorings and feed handling for cobia, marine finfish and lobster culture in Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen.
How we vet: Typhoon-rated design criteria with stated design wind/wave values, mooring calculation for the specific bay, and fabrication or assembly capability in Vietnam.
HDPE marine cages (central coast) suppliersIce machines, chillers, RSW, graders, and pre-processing lines for shrimp and pangasius export plants.
How we vet: EU/US hygiene design compliance, food-contact material certificates, NAFIQAD-audit familiarity and Vietnamese service engineers.
Planning benchmarks only — confirm against supplier quotations for your scope.
Vietnam's Mekong Delta has many super-intensive, multi-stage shrimp farms: small round lined or tank-based ponds with heavy aeration, central drains, nursery tanks under cover, settling and treatment ponds, automatic feeders and continuous oxygen monitoring. Equipment comes from Vietnamese fabricators, Thai and Chinese makers and European suppliers for sensors and water treatment. Power capacity, salinity changes and saltwater corrosion should be written into the RFQ.
Free planning-grade tools, calculated in your browser. Use them to size and cost the system before requesting quotations — then send the result into a structured RFQ so suppliers quote the same scope.
Pond or indoor shrimp CAPEX, stocking and production estimate.
Revenue, operating cost and payback for a commercial farm.
Flow, biofilter area, oxygen demand and system cost band.
Capital and lifetime running cost compared side by side.
Feed volume, FCR and annual feed budget for your cycle.
Build a CAPEX budget you can put straight into an RFQ.
Real requests the FishMatch desk has worked on with buyers in Vietnam — anonymized to protect buyer and supplier confidentiality. Each one started as a rough idea and became a structured RFQ that project-matched suppliers could price on identical scope.
Bạc Liêu
≈20 ha lined ponds, 250–350 PL/m²
HDPE liners, paddlewheel and jet aeration at ≈30 HP/ha, blower-fed diffuser grid, central-drain solids removal, oxygen backup and generator changeover for the aeration duty.
How the desk handled it: The desk fixed stocking density, salinity range and aeration load in the brief before sourcing, then compared domestic manufacture against imports landed through Cái Mép on identical scope.
An Giang (Mekong Delta)
≈60 M fingerlings/year nursery capacity
Recirculating nursery tanks, drum filtration, biofiltration, UV disinfection and water-quality logging sized for export-audit traceability requirements.
How the desk handled it: Buyer's EU export-audit obligations were written into the RFQ as documentation requirements, so only suppliers able to deliver traceability-ready control systems were quoted.
Sóc Trăng
≈1.2 B PL/year capacity
Larval-rearing tanks, live-feed culture, ozone/UV water treatment, quarantine sections and HVAC for biosecure zones.
How the desk handled it: The desk separated the project into hatchery process, water treatment and building-services packages so specialist suppliers priced their own scope instead of one generalist marking up all three.
Figures are indicative planning benchmarks, not engineered quotations. Supplier identities remain confidential throughout the process.
Send one structured brief: species, target tonnage, system type (RAS, ponds, cages, hatchery), country, site conditions, budget range and timeline. It takes a few minutes and is free.
the FishMatch project team review the request personally. If the need, scale, budget or technical direction is not yet clear, we work with you to sharpen it before any supplier sees it.
Only once the brief is clear do we search our matched supplier and manufacturer network for companies whose equipment, track record and service coverage actually fit the project.
You receive comparable quotations and guidance on the trade-offs. The FishMatch team introduces relevant suppliers directly only when you decide to engage — there is no automatic matching and no open marketplace.
FishMatch Group is not a manufacturer, farm operator, lender or engineering contractor, and does not guarantee any supplier. Supplier identities stay confidential until you choose to engage. The supplier directory on this page is for research and discovery — buyer follow-up and supplier selection are handled personally by the FishMatch team.
Qualified projects in Vietnam may be introduced to independent third-party equipment, turnkey or expansion financing providers. Approval and terms are set solely by the provider.
Check financingLocal and international suppliers can both serve projects in Vietnam. Before comparing them, put every quote on the same basis.
1.Write one specification first
Species, target tonnes per year, system type, site, water source and budget. Quotes built on the same brief can be compared line by line; quotes built on different assumptions cannot.
2.Ask for the same delivery terms
Request every price on the same Incoterms® 2020 rule (for example FOB or CIF, named port). Mixed terms hide freight, insurance and duty differences (ICC).
3.Separate equipment from design and installation
Ask suppliers to price equipment, engineering, installation supervision, commissioning and training as separate lines, so missing scope is visible.
4.Check the technical basis
For RAS, ask how flow, oxygen and biofilter capacity were sized from the feed load — the method in Timmons & Ebeling is a common reference.
5.Confirm certification needs early
If your buyers require ASC or BAP, tell suppliers before design and check the applicable standard. FAO's certification guidelines provide a broader reference for environmental, social, food-safety and animal-health criteria; they do not certify a supplier or a project.
6.Compare total cost, not unit price
Include spares, warranty terms, currency, payment milestones and lead time. The lowest equipment price is not always the lowest project cost.
How FishMatch Group handles aquaculture procurement
A specialist reviews your brief, asks for anything missing, then contacts relevant suppliers privately. Available proposals are organised in one comparison, line by line, with differences and exclusions identified. FishMatch Group is supplier-neutral: it does not manufacture equipment, build or operate farms, or lend. Supplier names, websites and contact details stay confidential. We do not guarantee a number of proposals, the lowest price or financing approval.
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Structured intake
Human-reviewed infrastructure RFQs start at USD 250,000. Buyers pay nothing; sourcing is supplier-funded. Define species, capacity, system, measured water conditions, equipment scope, standards, destination, timing and budget. Supplier identities remain confidential. Smaller requests are saved separately and directed to free planning tools.
Your details are never published and never shared with a supplier under your name without approval.
Category-specific pages for this market — each one returns matched quotes from qualified suppliers without revealing supplier identities.
Delta and central-coast projects rarely stop at one category. These are the equipment, hatchery, cost and peer-market pages Vietnam-facing buyers open after this one.
Explore aquaculture and RAS suppliers here for research and market discovery, or start with your project requirements so FishMatch can help structure the RFQ and identify relevant system providers for that specific production plan.
Browse categories, countries and technology types to understand the market and which system types exist. Nothing is requested and no supplier is contacted.
Define species, system, production target and site conditions, size the requirement with the planning tools, and build one structured RFQ. Manufacturer research follows the requirement.
There is no instant or automated supplier match. Manufacturer research happens after the project requirement is clear and is reviewed by the FishMatch team before any supplier is approached.
Manufacturers can register in the free directory and keep their company details up to date. Being listed is a research and visibility surface — it does not create an automatic connection to buyers, and it does not replace the human sourcing process.
Supplier and manufacturer listings are provided for research, transparency and discovery only. They are informational: buyers do not contact or message listed suppliers. Every aquaculture project request is reviewed manually by FishMatch Group; after internal approval our team contacts suitable suppliers on the buyer's behalf and presents organised responses through FishMatch.
FishMatch Group handles commercial B2B projects with a total budget of USD 250,000 or more — new farms, hatcheries, RAS, cages, processing or expansions. The buyer sends one brief; our team reviews and structures the RFQ, then approaches suitable suppliers on the buyer's behalf. Buyers are not put in direct contact with manufacturers at this stage. Smaller or idea-stage projects can start with the calculators below and send the RFQ once scope and budget are clearer.
Calculator results and supplier quotes both depend on: species and life stage, production target (tonnes per year or PL per cycle), water source and quality (temperature, salinity, flow), system design (pond, cage, RAS, hatchery, processing), site and access, energy supply and price, permits, and timeline.
Calculator figures are planning estimates based on stated assumptions — not engineering designs or supplier quotes. Growth, survival and output depend on project-specific biology and operating conditions and are never guaranteed. Formulas, assumptions and sources: calculator methodology.
Send a structured RFQ. A person checks scope and budget before any supplier is approached.
Start the project RFQFinancing is a separate track. FishMatch Group does not lend or guarantee financing.
Aquaculture financingEach page answers a different stage of the same project — market, suppliers, feasibility and equipment.
Before you request quotes
A grow-out project typically needs holding infrastructure (tanks, ponds or cages), water movement (pumps, piping, valves), aeration or oxygenation, water treatment appropriate to the system, feeding equipment, grading and handling gear, monitoring and alarms, and backup power. RAS adds mechanical filtration, biofiltration, degassing, disinfection and tighter process control. Hatchery and processing scopes are specified separately.
Specify the items whose sizing changes everything downstream: design biomass and stocking density, water exchange or recirculation rate, oxygen demand at peak temperature, and installed pumping head. With those four fixed, suppliers can quote aeration, filtration, pumps and power on the same basis. FishMatch calculators produce these figures and attach them to the RFQ.
Yes, and phased procurement is common. The usual sequence is water supply and holding infrastructure, then aeration and treatment, then automation and monitoring, then processing and cold chain. Staging works when interfaces and capacity headroom are defined at the start; otherwise later phases force replacement rather than addition.
Compare on evidence, not on presentation: delivered projects at a similar scale and climate, engineering support during design, lead time commitments, spare-part and service availability in your region, certification and testing documentation, payment and warranty terms, and willingness to quote against your specification rather than substituting a catalogue package.
Treat these as review triggers: no itemised scope, guaranteed biological or financial performance, no named delivery terms or lead time, no spare-parts or service statement, unclear responsibility for installation and commissioning, and equipment sizing that does not reference your water temperature, oxygen demand or biomass targets.
FishMatch is an independent sourcing service, not a manufacturer or reseller. The buyer submits one structured project request; our team reviews it first and only then contacts suitable suppliers on the buyer's behalf, presenting their responses through FishMatch in a comparable format. Buyers do not contact suppliers directly and nothing is sent automatically. The final choice stays with the buyer.