Chile sent 51,119 tonnes of mussels (Mytilus chilensis) abroad between January and August this year, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent compared to exports in the same period of 2012 (47,058 tonnes).

The fish landings accumulated up to August 2013 totalled 1.8 million tonnes, 28.8 per cent less than in the first eight months of 2012, when 2.5 million tonnes were landed, the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) reported.

The value of Norwegian seafood exports in September totaled NOK 5.3 billion (USD 889,662/EUR 655,570), an increase of 27.5 percent compared to September 2012.

Seafood sales by volume fall 1.2% over the year, but value jumps 3.4%.

More than GBP 770 million (EUR 915 million, USD 1.23 billion), worth of fish was landed by UK fishermen last year, according to figures published Thursday by the Marine Management Organization (MMO). This represents a 7 percent decrease in value, while quantity rose 5 percent.

‘Very difficult year ahead’ for haddock, as a lack of raw material drives up prices. The haddock market continues to see soaring prices, which are hitting “all time highs” at the moment fuelled by a lack of raw material, UK buyers told IntraFish.

Demand for fresh whitefish continues to be strong in France, as consumers continue to switch over from the more expensive salmon.

Worldwide tilapia production exceeded more than 4.2 million metric tons in 2012, a 6 percent increase from 2011, but experts say by 2014 it will exceed 4.5 million as demand continues to grow.

Processed and canned aquatic resource production will grow 50 per cent in 2014, according to forecasts by the Consultant Maximixe.

The quota for anchovies from Peru is set at 2.3 million tons a 184% increase of last year’s 810,000t quota.

(vasep.com.vn) Thanks to favourable weather conditions and the state’s preferential policies on offshore fishing, through September 2013, fish landings of Khanh Hoa province reached over 67,200 MT, equating to 79 percent of the yearly plan.

(vasep.com.vn) Binh Dinh province has allocated VND450 million into establishing a coastal information station with an aim to saving lives of fishermen at sea during storm season.

Between January and August 2013 a total of 149,090 tonnes of fresh fish entered the ports of Spain, 5.1 per cent less than in the same period of 2012, when landings reached 157,167 tonnes, reported Puertos del Estado.

The French consume around 190,000 metric tons of mussels each year, 95 percent of which are farmed, according to Marie Christine Monfort, senior consultant at Marketing Seafood and Sea-Matters.

The value of Norway’s exports of herring, mackerel and other pelagic fish in September totalled NOK 545 million (EUR 67.2 million).