(vasep.com.vn) The seafood industry has targeted US$7.5 billion in export revenue by 2015, with an annual growth rate of more than 8 percent, export value from aquaculture accounts for 70 percent and the proportion of value-added products make up over 60 percent.

(vasep.com.vn) Brazil’s Department of Inspection of Products Originated from Animals (DIPOA) under Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has sent National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) an announcement.

(business-standard.com) The Export Inspection Council (EIC), under the ministry of commerce, has made it mandatory that all vessels supplying fish for export should register with it.

(VASEPNews) In Feb 2012, seafood exports of Dong Thap province remained stable growth compared to that of the same period of 2011 because the province remained stable exports to major and traditional markets such as the U.S. and EU despite ongoing debt crisis and consumption tightening from EU which is the second largest importer of Dong Thap seafood.

Coimex reported in the first two

In February alone it shipped 13MT

(VNS) Seafood enterprises have faced a serious lack of production and business capital since early this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Statistics for the distribution of chilled marine foods in Japan show the country’s warehouse inventory at the end of July came to 833,480 metric tons, down 9 percent from the same month a year ago.

(VASEPNews) In the first two months of 2012, Vietnam cephalopod export value reported a positive growth of 18.5 percent while bivalve mollusk exports decreased by 25.2 percent compared to those of the same period of 2011. According to Vietnam Customs, cephalopod exports of the country in Jan-Feb 2012 touched nearly US$67 million, in which shipment to two largest importers (South Korea and Japan) accounted for over 60 percent of total cephalopod export value.

(VASEPNews) At the meeting of forcasting fishing grounds and season held in late March 2012, Cao Duc Phat - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development assigned Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish) in cooperation with Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (RIMF) and relevant agencies to draw out the project on marine fishing ground prediction in order to submit the Minister of MARD prior to June 30th 2012.

Yueh Chyang Canned Food Co. Ltd has

The number of bankruptcies filed by seafood related companies in Japan, which had more than JPY 10 million (€76,000/ $100,000) in debt, climbed to 82 in the first half of 2013, according to figures from Teikoku Databank.

(seafood.com) The Chinese government has committed to disbursing Rp1.4 trillion (US$155) to the maritime and fishery sector.

(IntraFish) Halibut catch limits for 2012 will be substantially lower than last year, the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) officially decided on Monday. The catch limit is set at 33,540,000 pounds, 18.3 percent lower than the 2011 catch limit of 41,070,000 pounds.