By the end of September 2009 Kien

(SeafoodSource) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) almost daily issues “Import Alerts.” A recent one that affects many seafood importers was issued on May 1, 2012, is Import Alert #16-81, and is entitled “Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella.” The Import Alert identified hundreds of specific companies from countries all over the world. Any seafood from those listed companies on the “Red List” will not be allowed to enter the United States, but instead be detained because of the suspected presence of salmonella pursuant to 21 USC 801(a)(3).

The Lotte-Sea storage system has

(pangasius-vietnam.com) Vietnamese pangasius exports to Thailand reached US$26.1 million through September 2013, up 71 percent from the same period of 2012, according to Vietnam Customs. Thailand was Vietnam’s second largest pangasius importer in ASEAN, after Singapore; but sales to this destination got the highest growth.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural

Russian king crab prices in Japan stage 70% jump from summer due to tightened fishing enforcement by Moscow

(vasep.com.vn) Japanese enterprises can consume all tuna catch from Vietnam if Vietnamese tunas are well-processed and well-preserved and satisfied with Japan’s requirements.

(vasep.com.vn) In the first quarter of 2012, International Development and Investment Corporation (IDI Corp) earned VND5.56 billion of post-tax profit, representing a 77.36 percent decrease compared to the same quarter last year.

According to Department of Aquaculture