The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) successfully produced pangasius through induced spawning, meaning the species can be mass-produced, reported the Philippine Information Agency.

(vasep.com.vn) Located in the southern Europe and along with the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal is a traditional producer and consumer of tuna.

(vasep.com.vn) Seafood exports in 2012 is expected to obtain over US$6.18 billion, up 1 per cent over that of 2011 in which shrimp shipment reached over US$2.2 billion, down 8.3 percent from the previous year; pangasius exports touched nearly US$1.8 billion, the same level with 2011; marine product exports reached nearly US$2.2 billion, up 19 percent from that of last year.

Guangdong's South China International Aquatic Trade Center is looking to take advantage of the China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreement (FTA) by attracting more ASEAN businesses to the region, according to China Daily.

In August, Peruvian fishing exports generated revenues of $363.1 million (€278.1 million), going up by 25.7 percent from $288.8 million (€221.2 million) in August 2011, according to figures released by the Ministry of Production (Produce).

As incomes rise, China now has the potential to become a $20 billion (€15 billion) seafood import market within this decade, according to a new Rabobank report.

Despite higher tuna prices, Germany’s canned tuna imports – which account for nearly all of the country’s tuna imports – jumped 15% last year from 2010 to reach a three-year record high of 60,015 tons.

Japan will ban the expansion of bluefin tuna farms across the country as part of efforts to prevent overfishing, Fisheries Minister Akira Gunji said today.

Tuna season begins this year with more number of mechanized boats venturing into the sea amid the talk of implementing mother ship concept for better returns, according to The Hindu.

How did pangasius win such huge popularity in the Netherlands, a nation with historically low seafood consumption?

The Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta will need around VND60 trillion (US$2.88 billion) to sustainably develop the local fisheries sector, officials said at a conference held in Can Tho City late last week.

Russia's recent entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) will not have a negative affect on the domestic fishery industry, according to statements of Vasily Sokolov, deputy head of Rosrybolovstvo, which were made during the recent Vladivostok International Fishery Congress.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first 9 months of 2012, the U.S. was the fifth largest importer of Vietnam cephalopod and the third largest market of bivalve mollusk with the proportion of 2 percent and 8 percent, respectively out of Vietnam’s total export value of these items.

The Chilean government has presented the first seafood consumption campaign nationwide, designed to encourage fish and shellfish consumption at least twice a week.

Reduced quotas and catches in Peru and Chile, combined with the increasing likelihood of another El Niño late in the year are driving fishmeal and fish oil prices higher this year, according to a Globefish report.