China added 1,395 new boats to its offshore fishing fleet in the first quarter of 2013 according to ministry of agriculture data, and figures show offshore catching grew faster than aquaculture compared to 2012.

Slamet Soebjakto, Director General of Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, stated that the country will aim to boost its domestic shrimp production in 2013 by 30% over the previous year to 457,600 tons, according to the Indonesian newspaper Bisnis.

In April, Japanese fish and seafood imports -- including fishmeal and fish oil -- dived 9.3 percent year-on-year to 237,449 metric tons, according to the International Marine Foods Circulation Council.

The value of tilapia coming into the United States fell 10.8 percent overall from January to April 2013 compared to the same time last year, according to statistics released by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

On 29th of May 2013, preliminary decision on countervailing made by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) was published on Federal Register concluded that Vietnam exported shrimp was subsidized by its government. As results, Vietnam shrimp exporters are subjected to high countervailing duty.

Russia reduced imports of fresh and refrigerated fish, including fillets, by 12.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013, the chairman of the public council of the Federal Fisheries Agency, Alexander Savelyev said, citing updated figures from the Federal Statistics Service.

While tra fish and shrimp exports face difficulties due to dumping accusations and antibiotic problems, Vietnamese tuna enjoys high consumption in Europe.

Ontario-based Seacore Seafood Inc. has announced that it has launched one of the first Aquaculture Stewardship Council-certified seafood products for retail distribution. The company will sell ASC-certified frozen Basa Fillets unders its OceanPrime brand.

US shrimp imports continue to trend lower in 2013 as production issues in Thailand have forced US buyers to compete with other overseas markets for imported product from other top supplying regions.

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam continued to see slowdown sign in bivalve mollusk exports. Since beginning of 2013, export price (especially that of clam items) fell 30 percent over the compatible period of last year.

Fish farmers in Pangasinan, particularly in Dagupan, were asked to diversify their products to boost their traditional harvests of milkfish (bangus) and tilapia.

China is increasing its shrimp exports compared to 2012. For the first three months of the year through March, most months showed higher exports than the year ago period.

(vasep.com.vn) Since the beginning of 2013, pangasius price has been on an upward trend in the U.S. market. According to some observers, the price will increase in the coming time when local pangasius exporters agree to quote a higher price for fish sold to this market.

The National Aquaculture Chamber (CNA) claims the existence of technical, tariff or health issues in Argentina, China, South Korea, Egypt and Brazil that complicate the entry of Ecuadorian shrimp into these markets.

The global economic slowdown and the baht being the strongest currency in Southeast Asia are major factors contributing to the country's falling short of its export target.