(vasep.com.vn) 2012 will be a favourable year for sales of bigfin reef squid, cuttle fish and squid products; however, Ngo Quyen Processing Export Joint Stock Company (NGOPREXCO) still worries about lack of raw material for processing.

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(Seafood.com) Crucial fish species, lobsters and sea cucumbers are in danger of disappearing from Pacific Island coastlines unless local people take action to protect them, according to the region's leading fisheries experts.

(Seafood.com) Total U.S. restaurant industry sales will reach a record high of $632 billion this year, representing a 3.5% increase over 2011, and marking the second consecutive year that industry sales have topped $600 million, according to The National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast, released Wednesday.

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(Seafood.com) The Russian government has summarized the results of 2011 year for the domestic fishery industry and provided preliminary forecasts for its development in 2012. Although catch levels have been rising only about 3% a year, consumption has been rocketing upward. In 2011, per capita fish consumption increased nearly 5%, and is now almost equal to consumption in soviet times, of 23 kg per capita.

(vasep.com.vn) In 2011, the top 20 largest seafood exporters in Vietnam represented nearly 30 percent of total export value. In which, the majority are members of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), including Minh Phu Seafood Corp and Vinh Hoan Corp, two elite companies in Vietnam fishery industry.

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(vasep.com.vn) Through September 2013, Ho Chi Minh City has exported more than 7 million of ornamental fishes, increasing up 3.5 percent from the same time of last year. The city totaled 63 million of ornamental fishes, up 14.5 percent against 2012. Exports of these species also got rise of 32 percent in the first half of 2013.

(SeafoodSource) “I want to bring oyster culture to China,” said Chris Herbert, a Canadian seafood importer and co-owner of the Starfish seafood restaurant and oyster bar in Beijing.

(fis.com) An official from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that sardine population is expected to increase after the lifting of fishing ban in March.

(SeafoodSource) Overfishing EU fisheries is costing GBP 2.7 billion annually and 100,000 jobs, according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation (NEF).

At the recent surimi forum in Japan, held at the end of August, representatives from different producing regions estimated total supplies for 2013.