(vasep.com.vn) Along with Japan and EU, the U.S. is one of three main importers of Vietnam shrimp. In 2012, Vietnam shrimp shipments to this market sharply decreased of 18.6 percent from the previous year due to low demand, instability of domestic raw shrimp supplies and disease outbreaks.

The Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) estimates that next year, salmon and trout total production will be about 530,000 tonnes, which represents a decrease of 24 per cent compared to that expected for 2013, reaching 700,000 tonnes.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Over the recent years, Middle East is highlighting to be a potential market for seafood products, while other importing markets showed quiet signs in demand.

Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), forecast that this year’s seafood exports will likely amount to US$6.5 billion, up about US$300 million from 2012, despite a number of key products facing export difficulties.

Peruvian fish exports generated in April generated USD 98.1 million in revenue, representing a 40 per cent decrease compared to the same month in 2012, when its value was USD 163.3 million.

The worst time for seafood-related industries in adecade' as Chinese businesses suffer amid government spending cuts Chinese seafood business are witnessing their worstperiod in a decade as government spending cuts take their toll, according to local reports.

Higher production and export of shrimp and chilled items drove India's marine products export to an all-time high of Rs 18,856 crore ($3,511.67 million) in 2012-13, rising 7.68% in quantity compared to the previous year, said LeenaNair, chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority (Mpeda).

The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) is praising the efforts of the Indonesian fishing industry and government commitment to open a sustainable pole-and-line and hand-line tuna fishery.

Greek, Maltese, Spanish, French and Italian vessels have exhausted their quotas for bluefin tuna and the authorities from the member states concerned have called these fishing vessels back to port.

As of the end of May, the EU 2013 zero duty quota of 22 000 tonnes has been completely filled.

Surimi producers are looking ahead to another difficult year, with bad weather and high prices dampening consumption throughout western Europe.

It’s been six months since European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki issued a letter to eight countries she felt were not doing enough to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and now she is considering taking further action against countries that have done nothing in response.

The growth of demand for cooked shrimp in Russia over the past six years has been one of the key factors in rising coldwater shrimp prices. The heavy demand for this shrimp reduced the amount going to cooked and peeled, and limited the impact of twice frozen shrimp on the cooked and peeled market. However, that may now be changing, as the demand for the smaller size cooked and peeled shrimp in Russia is waning. Neil Ramsden, ofUndercurrent News, has a report.

Japanese buyers are once again showing interest in Bangladeshi frozen shrimps, creating scope for exporters to reduce dependence on Europe, their largest market.

Jeanine Stewart of Undercurrent News reports that Ecuador producers are scrambling to grow more shrimp, with some of them converting tilapia capacity.