Moscow’s plenipotentiary representative in Pacific Russia, Victor Ishaev, has called for legislation which would limit fish exports from Russia, his press service reports. Ishaev is both the Minister for Economic Development of Pacific Russia, and the region’s Governor-General.

The National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Conapesca) reported that between January and mid-October 2012, Sinaloa produced 4,552 tonnes of tilapia, considering both the capture fisheries and aquaculture production.

The Mussel Producers Association of Chile (AmiChile) has said that resolving the mussel seed shortage that has plagues the industry in 2012 will be a top priority for the industry in 2013.

Russia is considering imposing a tax in the form of an import duty on trout and salmon in the near future, in an attempt to stimulate domestic production and reduce import dependence.

Exports of fishery and aquaculture products in Chile amounted to USD 3,166 million in the first eight months of 2012. This figure represents an increase of 5.8 per cent over the same period of 2011, when USD 2,992 million was obtained.

A number of Japanese companies are looking for ways to turn the planet's environmental challenges into new business opportunities, in line with growing concerns about climate change and the global availability of food.

Fishermen have managed a bumper catch this year due to the large quantities of fish living in the open ocean and the increased sophistication of fishing boats, the Department of Fisheries and Resources Protection has said.

At the conclusion of their week-long meeting in Agadir, 48 member governments of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) this week adopted positive measures that will help conserve the iconic Atlantic bluefin tuna, and advance shark protection in the future.

Ecuador’s fishing sector is seeing stronger profits, despite the warmer sea temperatures that have reduced the country’s tuna catches by 28% this year.

The study, published in this month's Environmental Science and Policy, looked at 27 countries that depend significantly on coral reef fisheries for food and ranked them according to their exposure and sensitivity to the effects of climate change and man-made disturbances, as well on their capacity to adapt to changes.

AIPCE-CEP FinFish Study has been published for more than 20 years and its latest version has now been made public.

(vasep.com.vn) Till the end of the third quarter of 2012, Vietnam shrimp exports touched over US$1.62 billion. Vietnam’s shrimp sales abroad in 2012 are scheduled to obtain over US$2.2 billion, representing a drop of 8.3 percent less than the preceding year (US$2.4 billion).

In September 17,492 tonnes of fresh fish entered the ports of Spain, 20.9 per cent less than in the same month last year (22,107 tonnes), reported Puertos del Estado.

French food agency FranceAgriMer confirms today's economic situation continues to impact how the French buy seafood, with overall demand falling slightly.

Fish landings accumulated up to September 2012 totalled 2.5 million tonnes, that is to say, 15.8 per cent less than in the first nine months of 2011, when 3 million tonnes were unloaded.