The worst time for seafood-related industries in adecade' as Chinese businesses suffer amid government spending cuts Chinese seafood business are witnessing their worstperiod in a decade as government spending cuts take their toll, according to local reports.

Higher production and export of shrimp and chilled items drove India's marine products export to an all-time high of Rs 18,856 crore ($3,511.67 million) in 2012-13, rising 7.68% in quantity compared to the previous year, said LeenaNair, chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (Mpeda).

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) is praising the efforts of the Indonesian fishing industry and government commitment to open a sustainable pole-and-line and hand-line tuna fishery.

Greek, Maltese, Spanish, French and Italian vessels have exhausted their quotas for bluefin tuna and the authorities from the member states concerned have called these fishing vessels back to port.

As of the end of May, the EU 2013 zero duty quota of 22 000 tonnes has been completely filled.

Surimi producers are looking ahead to another difficult year, with bad weather and high prices dampening consumption throughout western Europe.

It’s been six months since European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki issued a letter to eight countries she felt were not doing enough to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and now she is considering taking further action against countries that have done nothing in response.

The growth of demand for cooked shrimp in Russia over the past six years has been one of the key factors in rising coldwater shrimp prices. The heavy demand for this shrimp reduced the amount going to cooked and peeled, and limited the impact of twice frozen shrimp on the cooked and peeled market. However, that may now be changing, as the demand for the smaller size cooked and peeled shrimp in Russia is waning. Neil Ramsden, ofUndercurrent News, has a report.

Japanese buyers are once again showing interest in Bangladeshi frozen shrimps, creating scope for exporters to reduce dependence on Europe, their largest market.

Jeanine Stewart of Undercurrent News reports that Ecuador producers are scrambling to grow more shrimp, with some of them converting tilapia capacity.

One mission of entrepreneurs, technicians and parliamentarians from Brazil will visit Israel with the aim of promoting the transfer of techniques contributing to make this country one of the world leaders in fishing and farming productivity under extreme conditions.

(vasep.com.vn) Currently, many Japanese enterprises intend to shift their investments from China to Vietnam, said Nguyen Huy Dien, Deputy Head of Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish), under Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Monday signed into law a bill that tackles seafood fraud.

(vasep.com.vn) In QI/2013, Vietnam exported seafood to 135 destinations in the world. In which top 10 main markets of Vietnam seafood were the U.S., EU, Japan, South Korea, Australia, China, ASEAN, Brazil, Mexico and Russia, making up the 67 percent of the country’s total seafood exports.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first 5 months of 2013, Vietnam exported seafood to 149 destinations in the world is projected to earn US$2.28 billion, down 2.6 percent compared to the same period of 2012.