Zhanjiang Evergreen Aquatic Science and Technology Co., Ltd. General Manager Liu Jian says that domestic traders far outnumber international buyers at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo this year seeking shrimp. She was speaking at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo, that ends today in Dalian.

(vasep.com.vn) During Nov 5-7, 2013, Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and its members took part in China Fisheries and Seafood Expo (CFSE) 2013 in Dalian city.

(vasep.com.vn) Farmer in Ca Mau are investing more in industrial and improved extensive farming of shrimp thanks to its increasing price.

Prawn fishers in the Gulf of Carpentaria have applauded a decision by the fisheries regulator to scrap a new management model deemed by industry to be “ill conceived” and “unworkable”.

Quoc Viet Co. Ltd is reported to

(vasep.com.vn) In QIII/2013, Vietnam shrimp exports to EU reached US$125.7 million, up 40.5 percent year-on-year after the decline of 5.2 percent in QI and 1.5 percent in QII.

(vasep.com.vn) Through October 2013, shrimp farmers in Vietnam harvested over 396.9 thousand MT, up 38 percent year-on-year on the stocking area of 650 hectares, completing the yearly plan.

According to Department of Aquaculture

(vasep.com.vn) So far this year, farmers in Tra Vinh province have shifted to rear whiteleg shrimp, leading to sharp increase of 7 thousand MT in vannamei production and black tiger shrimp output also rose 2 thousand MT. However, pangasius output reduced 7 thousand MT.

(vasep.com.vn) Taking the lead in the fish output in Vietnam, fisheries industry in Ca Mau province is speeding up to reach the target of US$1.2 billion in seafood export turnover and expand the industrial shrimp farming area of 10,000 hectares by 2015.

(vasep.com.vn) Nowadays, shrimp farming brings high profit but farmers have to face high risk of epidemic. Agricultural insurance for shrimp farmers is a solution to help them promote production.

(vasep.com.vn) Through August 2013, Saota Foods Joint Stock Company (Fimex VN) processed 1,036 MT of finished shrimp products to earn US$11 million of revenue.

(IntraFish) A news report on the safety of US shrimp imports originally scheduled to air Wednesday night on ABC news channels in the United States that but cut from the show and rescheduled for Thursday, has once again been rescheduled, Gavin Gibbons of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) told IntraFish on Friday. Gibbons said he does not know when the show has been rescheduled to air.