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Peruvian fish exports generated US$ 336.2 million in revenue in February, up 92.7 percent from the same period a year ago, when its value was US$ 174.4 million, the Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) has reported

(vasep.com.vn) During the current South fishing season, many fishing vessels started going offshore fishing with bumper fish landings thanks to favorable weather conditions and abundant fish resources in the Central and South Central Coast.

Peru exported aquaculture resources for USD 89.4 million during the first quarter of this year, representing an increase of 62 per cent over the same period in 2013, according to the Association of Exporters (ADEX).

Maruha Nichiro Corp. earlier this month released its annual report for the 2013 fiscal year ending 31 March 2014. The Tokyo-based company remained the world’s largest seafood business with sales of JPY 851 billion (USD 8.4 billion, EUR 6.1 billion), up 5.2 percent from the previous year.

Shellfish farmers have welcomed China's recent lifting of a five-month-old ban of live shellfish from the US West Coast, since this decision could favour trade and the creation of job opportunities.

Between January and March 2014, Chile exported fishmeal for USD 89.6 million, a figure which shows a decrease of 31.3 per cent compared to the same quarter of 2013 when USD 130.5 million was obtained.

(vasep.com.vn) Current high taxes on imported seafood products are causing difficulties for Vietnamese seafood companies, who are facing short supply of raw material for processing to export, according to VASEP.

(vasep.com.vn) Through April 2014, Hoang Lai Im-Ex Joint Stock Company exported 6.5 MT of seafood products to earn back US$4.8 billion. The company mainly sold dried squid and rolling grilled squid to countries in Southest Asia.

In July Saigon Aquatic Product Trading

(vasep.com.vn) Vietnam's fisheries production in May 2014 was estimated to obtain 554 thousand MT, driving the cumulative volume through May 2014 to hit nearly 2,160 thousand MT (up 3.2 percent year on year), according to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

(vasep.com.vn) Since the end of 2013, Khanh Hoa Seafoods Exporting Company Limited (Khaspexco) has seen drop of 50 percent in its marine fish exports to Japan. This drop is due to slowdown trend in consumption of these products in Japanese market.

In July 2007 Kien Giang Sea Product

(vasep.com.vn) World Bank funded VND47 billion to upgrade and enlarge De Gi fishing port in Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh province.