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.

The Senate approved a farm bill on Monday evening 66 to 27. The legislation, which has a $955 billion price tag over the next decade, would end direct payments to farmers and boost subsidized crop insurance, but the bill did not include major food safety amendments, including Sen. John McCain's provision to repeal the controversial catfish inspection program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Norway exported seafood to a value of NOK 4.9 billion (EUR 643.5 million) in May. This is an increase of NOK 966 million (EUR 127 million), or 25 per cent, compared with May last year.

(vasep.com.vn) After a sharp decline in the first 3 months of the year, Vietnam's seafood exports began to recover from April and this trend continued in May with an increase of 8.3% to reach US$592 million. While exports of shrimp and pangasius found the upward reversal, the marine products such as tuna, squid, octopus and other sea fish tended to decline.

The average Chinese citizen will be eating 42.6 kg of fish in 2022, an average annual increase of 1.5 percent over the next decade, meaning China as a whole will eat 63 million tons of fish by then.