South Korea and Russia signed an agreement on the 2014 fishing quota for South Korea that is a drop from last year's figure on a request from local companies, the fisheries ministry said Monday.

(vasep.com.vn) In April 14th 2014, abalone seed hatchery in Bach Long Vy Island released about 6,000 abalone seed into the sea.

(vasep.com.vn) In April 2014, Vietnam's fish production was estimated to hit 423,200 MT, up 3.3 percent year on year, according to General Statistics Office.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first quarter of 2014, Vietnamese exports of bivalve mollsuk valued at US$15.64 million, down 13.4 percent year on year. This kind of products has seen negative growth in the 6 straight years.

Between January and March 2014 a total of 50,976 tonnes of fresh fish entered the ports of Spain, 1.4 per cent less than in the same period of 2013 when 51,742 tonnes were unloaded, informed Puertos del Estado.

The Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) decided to extend the reduction of the import duty rate for frozen sardines for five months.

Between January and March 2014, Chile exported salmon for USD 1,223.7 million, a figure which shows an increase of 40.7 per cent from USD 869.7 million registered in the same period of the previous year.

(vasep.com.vn) Cargill Feed & Nutrition (CFN) under Cargill Corporation has just finished the US$20 million-project in expanding its animal feed mill Binh Dinh province, Vietnam.

The strength of the European market is the top driving force behind the growth of the Marine Stewardship Council’s eco-label, leaders of the sustainable seafood organization said on Wednesday as it released its Global Impacts Report.

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.