(seafood.com) Russian fishermen have caught 1.3 million tonnes of fish since the start of the year, 2.1% more than in the same period of 2011, the Russian Fisheries Agency Rosrybolovstvo said.

Spain exported 91,236 tonnes of canned and semi-prepared seafood between January and July this year, a volume that accounts for a decrease of 2.8 per cent over the same period last year (93,864 tonnes).

(vasep.com.vn) Recognizing VASEP as the strongest and most legitimate representative which can ensure for sustainable development of Vietnam fisheries industry, Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) – Danish Embassy has launched a programme of enhancing the capacity building for VASEP staffs as a part of the support project for Vietnam fisheries industry in 2011 - 2012. In which enhancing policy dialogue capacity in Vietnam to improve the business environment for the fisheries industry is a priority of VASEP.

(IntraFish) Chinese plants are buying H&G cod again, with the price creeping up from the low levels of earlier in the year. Headed and gutted (H&G) Atlantic cod is selling at as much as $3,400 (€2,579) per metric ton, up from $3,150 (€2,389) at the end of March, a source in China told IntraFish.

(fis.com) In January Peruvian fish exports generated USD 356.6 million in revenues, which meant 155.6 per cent over the same month in 2011, when their value was USD 139.5 million, the Ministry of Production (Produce) reported.

(examiner.com) Fishermen won't be able to catch as much Atlantic bluefin tuna for the rest of this year. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reduced the allowed harvest, effective immediately, for recreational catch. It made the decision based on the latest data.

(vasep.com.vn) Eighteen Vietnam enterprises will make a fact-finding tour of Alger City, Algeria, from October 18-24, according to the Africa, West Asia and South Asia Department directly under Ministry of Industry and Trade.