(The Yomiuri Shimbun) Major supermarket operators, including Aeon Co. and Ito-Yokado Co., are planning to revamp seafood sections at supermarkets this autumn by introducing a new "fast fish" campaign.

(IntraFish) Aquaculture output is expected to rise 33 percent over the next decade helping to meet the world's growing demand for fish as healthy and nutritious food gains popularity while fishing stagnates, the United Nations' food agency said on Monday.

(IntraFish) The crisis in the eurozone is resulting in lower prices for some species exported to countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy. A significant proportion of the UK catch is exported, particularly high value species such as megrim, monkfish, hake and shrimp.

(fis.com) Russia has proposed imposing a five-year moratorium on sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea to safeguard stocks, Federal Fishery Agency head Andrei Krainiy said on Thursday 5 July.

(VNS) HCM CITY — More than 2,500 families in the southernmost province of Ca Mau are benefiting from a new rice-shrimp farming model, according to the province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(seafood.com) Alaska's seafood exports jumped 35 percent in value in 2011 to $2.5 billion, and in 2012 the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is on a mission to sell even more seafood in Asia, Europe and South America.

(IntraFish) The Russian Pollock Sustainability Alliance (RPSA) announced Friday the launch of stage one of a website with English translated references, designed to help the industry and stakeholders understand how Russian fisheries are managed and how this is integrated with the management of Far East Russian pollock.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first four months of 2012, Vietnam pangasius export to Germany totaled US$18.5 million, seeing a 41.5 percent drop from the same period last year. This was the deepest fall among those of Vietnam fish’s key importers in the EU.

(TheFishSite) JAPAN - Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will visit Japan from 9-13 July. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the cooperation between the EU and Japan on fisheries and maritime policies.

(fis.com) Between 1 January and 3 July, 2012 Argentinean seaports received a total of 240,171.9 tonnes of fish resources.

(TheFishSite) Norway exported seafood worth NOK 24.8 billion the first half of 2012. There is a decline of 1.2 billion or 4.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2011.

(SeafoodSource) The total value of the catch of Icelandic fishing vessels increased by 25.8 percent over the same period last year.

(The Fiji Times) How to boost fishing in Tonga and the rest of the Pacific is being discussed in Nuku’alofa.

(TheFishSite) The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its position statement in advance of the 83rd Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in La Jolla, California next week.

(Islands Business) The United States has announced it has reached an agreement on a financial package with Pacific Island Countries that are Parties to the Tuna Treaty.