The seafood come from Vietnam's 3,260 kilometers of coastline and are primarily caught from the sea, not grown in intensive farm as some countries.

The seafood export market for Seaprodex Vietnam represent $174 million (in 2000 ). The United States is the leading purchaser, Japan is second and China is third.  Primary exports include shrimp, fish ( fresh and frozen ), squid ( frozen and dried ), octopus, scallops, shellfish …