(indiatimes.com) The marine products exports touched 862,021 tonnes valued at Rs 16597.23 crore ($3508.45 million) in 2011-12. This translates to $3.5 billion.

(seafood.com) Prices of seasonal flying squid are cheap this year backed by robust catch in the Sea of Japan, with squid attracting popularity at fresh fish stores amid present market where prices of many fish are on the rise.

(vasep.com.vn) In the second quarter of 2012, Vietnamese fisheries industry has faced big problems such as lack of capital for producing and processing pangasius, lower demand for seafood in EU market, sharp decrease in global shrimp price, Vietnam shrimp price lost its competitiveness in key importing markets, increase in barriers from importers, hiking producing costs…

(seafood.com) Russia has been and will continue to be a large and rapidly growing market for imported fish and seafood according to a recent USDA Gain Report, writes Emily Balsamo, Moscow Office, Bord Bia - Irish Food Board.

(fis.com) Higher raw material costs mean tuna company Thai Union Frozen Products Plc (TUF) might not achieve its revenue growth target of 15 per cent.

(fis.com) The catch quota for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean was set for the first time at the annual meeting of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) held in June in the US at 10,000 tonnes total over 2012 and 2013.

(Xinhua) The Philippine fishery sector incurred losses amounting to 387 million pesos (9.26 million U.S. dollars) due to typhoons Vicente and Saola (local names Ferdie and Gener) and monsoon rains, a senior government official confirmed on Friday.

(SeafoodSource) Seafood exports from Norway remain stable despite the EU’s economic woes, report officials at the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC).

(vasep.com.vn) In January – June 2012, Vietnam pangasius export to the EU dropped nearly 27 percent compared to the same period of 2011. The downtrend is predicted to continue in the coming months when traders see no sign of recovery in the European economy.

(SeafoodSource) Strong demand for sea cucumber (also known as beche mere) is driving investment in the sector in China, say analysts monitoring key cultivators.

(vasep.com.vn) On 8th August 2012, Dong Thap province’s Department of Commerce and Trade held a meeting with representatives from relevant governmental agencies and local seafood exporters to discuss measures to help the province’s pangasius sector overcome the difficult time.

(vasep.com.com) Lack of capital for operations and declining EU market were two main factors of Vietnam pangasius industry in the second quarter and also the first half of 2012. Earnings from pangasius export reached US$428.3 million in Q.II/2012, up only 6 percent. This figures was below the growth of 13 percent in Q.I/2012, when the fish totaled US$428.3 million. Fish trade began stumbling in June with 14.4 percent drop. In January – June 2012, shipments of pangasius products totaled US$853.7 million, up only 3 percent from the same period last year. Vietnam’s fish sales continued to slide 10 percent showed little sign of recovery in July, particularly when it was to soon to see the effectiveness of the government’s VND9,000 billion loan package to help farmers and processors overcome difficulties.

(vasep.com.vn) Seafood export in the third quarter of 2012 is expected to recover along with positive sings in both domestic and foreign markets. Vietnam seafood exporters will be able to earn US$1.84 billion, up 17 percent from US$1.567 billion of the second quarter and up 7 percent from the same period last year. It helps enhance total export value in the first three quarters to US$4.7 billion.

(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.vn) US pangasius imports continued to surge in June 2012 adding to already burgeoning inventories, forcing market prices to levels not seen since 2010.