(vasep.com.vn) Shipment of crab & swimming crab and other custacean from Vietnam has seen an upbeat growth since the start of 2013 with sales of US$8.3 million (up 18.1 percent).

The decision by EU fisheries ministers to start phasing out the practice of discards has been welcomed by the fishmeal and fish oil industry.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, Vietnam’s shrimp exports to major markets mostly dropped due to lower demands and financial crisis. Howevers, exports to South Korea and Australia got positive growth levels of 8.8% and 25.7%, respectively.

Russian fishermen harvested 717,400 tonnes of fish and other seafood since the start of 2013, up 0.5% compared to the same period of 2012, the Federal Fisheries Agency Rosrybolovstvo reported.

(vasep.com.vn) Pangasius exports to EU in 2012 hit US$425.8 million, down 19.1 percent over 2011. Economical crisis in the region affected to Vietnam’s pangasius exports. Exports to 4 main markets in the block such as Germany, Spain, the Netherland and the U.K deeply decreased.

(vasep.com.vn) This is the first time all Vietnamese companies in the duty review are recognized not to dump in shrimp sales to the market... This is the first time all Vietnamese companies in the duty review are recognized not to dump in shrimp sales to the market.

There’s a lot at stake if Ecuador fails to renew its current tuna trade deal with the EU, including about 100,000 jobs.

Thai Union Frozen Products Public Company Limited (TUF) has released its figures for Q4 2012 showing a net profit drop of a whopping 60 per cent to THB 612.4 million (USD 20.4 million) from THB 1.5 billion (USD 49.9 million) achieved in Q4 2011.

Fishmongers across the country say they are enjoying a boost in sales in the wake of the horsemeat scandal as customers turn their back on beef and cheap meat.

Retailers and foodservice operators say that more consumers are buying sustainable seafood than was conveyed in the recent Truven Health Analytics-NPR survey.

Wholesale prices of fresh farmed bluefin tuna are sinking at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on an influx of supply from Mexico.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, Vietnam’s shrimp exports to Japan reached over US$617.7 million, up 1.7 percent from 2011. Japan’s decision to test Ethoxyquin residue on 100 percent of shrimp consignments originated from Vietnam with maximum residue limit (MRL) of 0.01 ppm (10ppb) has negatively affected to Vietnam shrimp exporters to the market because MRL of 0.01 ppm is too low and unfair to Vietnam’s shrimp exporters.

(vasep.com.vn) The number of Vietnam seafood exporters in 2012 reduced by 30% due to some main difficulties such as capital shortage for production and processing and lower demands in import markets. Among the enterprises who has suspended exports, pangasius enterprises accounted a significant proportion. Surviving enterprises are mostly ones having stable capital and strong foothold in the markets. Top 20 pangasius exporters with the export turnover of US$1.071 billion made up 61.4 percent of Vietnam’s total pangasius export value of US$1.745 billion.

With a value that’s estimated somewhere between USD 10 billion (EUR 7.6 billion) and USD 23 billion (EUR 17.4 billion) annually, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is surely the biggest global problem facing the seafood industry.

Shrimp exports generated USD 1,276.9 million during 2012. Shipments of canned fish products were very close, contributing to the country with USD 1,126 million, said the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE).