(vasep.com.vn) According to report of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), demand for tuna in EU and the U.S. continues to weaken. Raw tuna consumption in Japan has been sliding over the years.

Shrimp farms across eastern Thailand have been viciously struck by outbreaks of EMS (early mortality syndrome), also known as AHPNS (acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome), and the situation seems worse than reported.

Indonesian shrimp exporters will give an explanation on Tuesday to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) following the commission’s preliminary investigation into an alleged government subsidy case.

(vasep.com.vn) Shrimp exports in 2012 brought Vietnam about over US$2.23 billion. Although failing to reach the set target, the achievement affirmed the quality of Vietnam shrimp and its supply in the world market in a thorny year as 2012.

(vasep.com.vn) There are about 20 Vietnam surimi exporters to South Korea. Until the middle of December 2012, exports of fish paste and surimi to South Korea generated US$106.4 million, representing an increase of 47.3 percent over the same period of 2011 and accounting for over 40 percent of Vietnam’s total seafood exports to the market.

EMS and bad weather in the south limiting shrimp supply in Thailand. Thai raw material shrimp prices are expected to remain high until the second quarter of 2013 due to limited supply caused from early mortality syndrome (EMS) and bad weather in the south, analysts told IntraFish.

Trade group works with Ecuadorian government to respond to ITC's questionnaire. The US International Trade Commission is issuing a call for questionnaires from targeted foreign shrimpers and exporters by Friday, and foreign trade groups and governments are busy preparing to turn theirs in.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, Vietnam seafood exports failed to fulfill the target of US$6.5 billion set in the early year. Despite experiencing a lot of efforts, exports of two key items (shrimp and pangasius) saw decline from those of the same period of 2011. Strong growth in exports of other finfish (particular tuna) can not compensate for the decline.

The nation is exporting more and more of the species. India continued its catapult of shrimp into the US market, as the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reported import numbers for November 2012.

(vasep.com.vn) US shrimpers are using countervailing duty as an unfair competitive tool to block farmed shrimps from Vietnam and other six countries imported to the country. In case they get their expectation of the duty, American consumers will eat shrimp with the higher price.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2012, Vietnam seafood export reached US$6.134 billion, up 0.3 percent from that of 2011. The result in 2012 marked the hard work and big efforts of all players in the context of persistent internal difficulties and challenges in global markets.

Thai Union’s earnings are expected to increase by 16% in 2013 to reach USD 222.6 million, despite encountering supply problems last year, according to analysts.

Scientists have released a new stock assessment report for Pacific bluefin tuna showing devastating effects of overfishing on the species in the northern Pacific Ocean.

The price of premium "Oma" bluefin tunas has reached a new record: JPY 155.4 million (USD 1.78 million) in the first auction of 2013 at Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market, compared to JPY 56.49 million (USD 640,696) in the first auction of 2012.

(vasep.com.vn) On 28th December 2012, Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries (COGSI) filed a petition asking Ministry of Commerce to impose countervailing duty on warm water shrimp imported from seven countries including China, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Ecuador.