(TheFishSite) JAPAN - Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will visit Japan from 9-13 July. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the cooperation between the EU and Japan on fisheries and maritime policies.

(fis.com) Between 1 January and 3 July, 2012 Argentinean seaports received a total of 240,171.9 tonnes of fish resources.

(TheFishSite) Norway exported seafood worth NOK 24.8 billion the first half of 2012. There is a decline of 1.2 billion or 4.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2011.

(SeafoodSource) The total value of the catch of Icelandic fishing vessels increased by 25.8 percent over the same period last year.

(The Fiji Times) How to boost fishing in Tonga and the rest of the Pacific is being discussed in Nuku’alofa.

(TheFishSite) The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has released its position statement in advance of the 83rd Meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) in La Jolla, California next week.

(Islands Business) The United States has announced it has reached an agreement on a financial package with Pacific Island Countries that are Parties to the Tuna Treaty.

(EFE) The Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood (Anfaco-Cecopesca) earlier this week warned that the lack of raw material supply derived from the EU trade policy and the restrictions on third countries is “putting a halt” to the Spanish tuna canning industry.

(ABC Mid North Coast) Australian Mid north coast seafood wholesalers say Australian tuna is in high demand in Japan

(fis.com) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Asis Perez said Monday 2 July that the bureau is currently studying the possibility of changing the governing rules on the importation of fish and other fresh fisheries produce.

(Theolivepress) Further fishing of the endangered species has now been halted this season in line with new international rules.

(TheFishSite) Tuna processors are expecting raw material shortages and higher prices due to the start of two separate fishing bans in July, says Joe Hamby, Tri-Marine’s managing director of global tuna supply.

(IntraFish) Thai Union's T Holdings will be launching marketing campaigns to stimulate local and regional canned tuna consumption.

(IntraFish) Prices expected to remain high in coming months, putting pressure on US canners. Prices for skipjack tuna in Bangkok are set to remain at a high level, said an executive with a tuna trading company.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first four months of 2012, Vietnam tuna was shipped to 70 countries and territories in the world with export value of over US$175 million, rising 18.3 percent on that of the same period of 2011 and occupying nearly 10 percent out of total seafood export value of the whole country.