Bluefin tuna that were raised in a farm and released into the wild have survived, according to the Japanese researchers.

Fiji says the Economic Partnership Agreement currently being negotiated with the European Union needs to allow fish exporters access to European markets on a duty free basis.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, shrimp imports into Vietnam was estimated at US$170 million including US$105 million of whiteleg shrimp and US$33 million of black tiger shrimp.

Vietnam gained ground in Norway’s shrinking canned tuna market last year, while the northern European country consistently rejected tuna products from Thailand over food safety concerns.

Honduras' National Aquaculture Association (Andah) has said the country has found a way to grow tilapia in salt water.

The National Fisheries Society (SNP) estimates that fisheries exports will generate about USD 3,000 million this year, a figure similar to that of last year, when USD 3,268 million were obtained.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, Vietnam exported its pangasius to 142 nations and territories, increasing from 136 ones in 2011, reaching value of US$1.744 billion, decreasing by 3.4 percent compared to 2011.

In December 2012, 361,000 tonnes of fish were landed in Peruvian ports, accounting for 80 per cent less than the same month of 2011, when landings totalled 1,799,400 tonnes.

Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) expected that seafood exports would help the industry obtain this year’s revenue target of US$6.5 billion as many challenges in aquatic farming sectors are foreseen.

Japan, one of the skipjack supplier to the Thai tuna canning industry, shipped about a third less in frozen whole round skipjack tuna to Thailand last year compared to 2011.

(vasep.com.vn) Shrimp imports into EU in 2012 faced the worst scenario. In the first 9 months of 2012, the region’s total shrimp import value shrank 29 percent year on year from US$4.511 billion to US$3.197 billion.

According to the Khanh Hoa Province Sub-Department of Aquaculture, the province’s aquaculture production is expected to reach 24,540 MT in 2013, up 6.7 percent year on year.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is striving to make a seafood output of 380,000 tons and seafood export turnovers of US$1 billion in 2013.

(vasep.com.vn) The number of Vietnam seafood exporters in 2012 reduced by 300 ones from over 900 to over 600. Enterprises which were out of business are mainly commercial companies and exporters facing hardship in capital and import markets. This reflected bottlenecks in enterprises’ seafood trade and exports and it is necessary for them to restructure to overcome difficulties.

Total home tuna consumption in France, including fresh and smoked, was 66,063 metric tons in 2012, down 6%, according to data from Europanel and the Norwegian Seafood Council.