Vietnam's fisheries exports jumped 20 percent to US$6 billion in 2011, Tuoi Tre reported Tuesday.

It was 5.3 percent above the target of $5.7 billion, the Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers of Vietnam, or VASEP, said.

Frozen shrimp topped the export list at $2.1 billion and catfish followed at $1.7 billion.