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(seafood.com) It appears that the European commission is considering raising tariffs on many types of seafood imports beginning in 2013.

(undercurrentnews) A further increase in the prices for Norwegian longline haddock is surprising even sellers. Prices for headed and gutted (H&G) small haddock (up to 800 grams) are now at $4,800 per metric ton, compared to $4,650/mt at the start of February, sources toldUndercurrent News.

(fis.com) Malaysia has achieved self-sufficiency in fish to satisfy the needs of 28 million people in the country, said Fisheries director-general Datuk Ahamad Sabki Mahmood.

(vasep.com.vn) The 5th International Livestock, Dairy, Meat Processing, Veterinary and Aquaculture Expo & Conference ILDEX Vietnam 2014 will take place from March 19-21 in Ho Chi Minh city-based Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC).

South Korea's fishery output inched down last year from a year earlier as stricter fishing regulations, low water temperatures and red tide in coastal areas hampered catch.

While most segments of the Spanish economy fell into a sharp depression after the construction bubble burst, fishing companies increased their income to €805.1 million in 2012 or 3.8% versus 2009, and kept all the way unemployment rates below 12%.

(seafood.com) Sales of squid have tripled in recent months due to the growing popularity of Mediterranean food and the rise of the Dukan diet, as calamari looks set to become the barbecue hit of the summer.

(vasep.com.vn) Quang Ninh province estimates to reach 12,435 MT of fishery production in February 2014, up 6.2 percent against that of February 2013, completing 14 percent of the province's yearly plan. In which, wild catch is 8,386 MT and aquaculture is 3,959 MT.

(ubcomtell.com) The Russian government is serious about reducing the overall level of seafood imports into Russia, and making up the difference by more reliance on Russian produced seafood. As of May, year on year Russian fish product imports in May this year were down 28.8 per cent to USD 40 million.

(vasep.com.vn) According to General Department of Statistics, Vietnam’s fishery production in February this year is estimated to reach 369.7 thousand MT, up 4 percent year on year.

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture has implemented new rules regarding conservation of blue swimming crab, becoming the first nation in Southeast Asia to do so.

Fukushima Prefecture’s fisheries organization has launched a website as part of efforts to publicise information about the radiation-related safety of fish caught in nearby waters.

In the late February 2014, many offshore fishing vessels owned by fishermen in Da Nang city and central provinces landed Tho Quang water transport based in Da Nang city after their fishing trip started in the early year.