(fis.com) Thousands of pangasius or tra fish farmers in the Mekong Delta have adopted the Vietnamese Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) standards following the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's (MARD) encouragement.

(seafood.com) Japan has imposed tough restrictions on domestic farming of bluefin tuna as the young ones caught from the ocean for rearing in captivity do not get the chance to lay eggs thereby depleting stock of the high-demand fish.

(IntraFish) Results from a market research survey, sent to IntraFish by the MSC, reveal consumer awareness of the organization’s signature blue label declined by 2 percent over the past two years, from 23 percent in 2010 to 21 percent in 2012.

(foodnavigator.com) Price, taste and brand overrule nutrition labelling when it comes to what makes consumers buy one food and drink product over another, according to fresh research from the European Food Information Council (EUFIC).

(seafood.com) Japan, Russia to sign a bilateral agreement to prevent crab poaching in the Russian waters in September.

(foodnavigator-usa.com) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its activities during 2011, giving a snapshot of the scale of its responsibilities and inspection efforts since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January last year.

(cdph.ca.gov) On August 10, 2012, the California Department of Public Health issued a consumer warning against eating shucked and in-shell raw oysters from Drakes Bay Oyster Co. due to possible contamination with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a bacterium that can cause serious illness. The CDPH advises consumers who purchased the affected oyster products to immediately discard them.

(vasep.com.vn) Thong Thuan Co., Ltd (Thong Thuan Group) harvested the first whiteleg shrimp crop after 3 month-breeding in Phu My commune, Giang Thanh district, Kien Giang province with the productivity of nearly 17 MT per hectare.

(vasep.com.vn) In late April 2012, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched ASC standard for farmed-pangasius. The organization also chose Vietnam pangasius industry to kick off its ASC accreditation and certification program for the fish.

(postandcourier.com) Some South Carolina shrimpers are hoping to benefit from a Food and Drug Administration crackdown on farm-raised shrimp and other seafood from China that tests have found to be contaminated with unapproved drugs.

(vasep.com.vn) The delegation from National Food Safety and Quality Service of Argentina (SENASA) visited Viet Nam to inspect the local seafood processing facilities that have been exporting seafood products to this market.

(SeafoodSource) The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is holding a press conference on 20 August to formally introduce the first ASC-labeled product — tilapia from a farm in Indonesia.

(vasep.com.vn) In July 31st 2012, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat sent Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (MHLW) a letter on problem of Ethoxyquin residue in shrimp exported to Japan market.

(seafood.com) A survey commissioned by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows that the percent of consumers who buy fish at least once every two months who are aware of the MSC ecolabel has risen to 30%, up from 23 percent in 2010. This is an increase of 30%.

(vasep.com.vn) In Ca Mau province, there are over 800 shrimp seed trading and producing facilities, supplying for the market over 10 billion of shrimp seed per year.