(vasep.com.vn) Through May 2014, Hai Phong province's fish production was estimated to hit 43,746 MT, up 7.13 percent year on year. The figure includes the capture output of 22,705 MT, up 6.52 percent and aquaculture output of 21,041 MT, up 7.79 percent. In the period, seed producers in the locality produced more than 170 million of fish seeds.

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Following months of intense lobbying and negotiation, Agriculture and Marine Minister Simon Coveney managed to secure EUR 148 million from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014 to 2020, for the development of the Irish seafood industry and the coastal communities that depend on it.

In the first four months of this year Chile sent 23,180 tonnes of mussels (Mytilus chilensis) abroad, representing a rise of 1.7 per cent in relation to exports in the same period of 2013 (22,782 tonnes).

The New Zealand seafood industry is expected to grow modestly. Export earnings are forecast to increase from $1.44 billion in the year ending June 2014 to $1.64 billion in 2018.

Marketing Abstract for "Fish and Seafood Trends in the U.S."

(vasep.com.vn) Entering Q.II/2014, Vietnam bivalve mollusk exports showed signs of recovery with slight growth after deep decline in exports in Q.I/2014.

Fresh seafood has increasingly become a strategic priority in hypermarkets and supermarkets due to the sector’s huge growth potential, said Roberto Butrageno, retailer services manager at Nielsen.

According to the “Fisheries of the United States 2012” report, the average American ate 14.4 pounds of seafood in 2012, a 4 percent drop from the 2011 figure of 15.0 pounds.

Chilean seafood export volumes were down in the first quarter of 2014, but seafood production volumes and the overall value of exports were up, according to Chilean government figures.

The value of Chile’s seafood exports increased 9.9 percent for the first eight months of 2013, thanks to economic recovery in some markets and a higher premium for some of the country’s seafood.

Popular seafood items are drifting away from ordinary consumers in Japan due to soaring prices.

(vasep.com.vn) Due to sluggish demand for cephalopod from Spain (the largest cephalopod importer in the EU block), suppliers shifted to other potential markets in the region such as Italy, Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.