(vasep.com.vn) The number of Vietnam seafood exporters in 2012 reduced by 30% due to some main difficulties such as capital shortage for production and processing and lower demands in import markets. Among the enterprises who has suspended exports, pangasius enterprises accounted a significant proportion. Surviving enterprises are mostly ones having stable capital and strong foothold in the markets. Top 20 pangasius exporters with the export turnover of US$1.071 billion made up 61.4 percent of Vietnam’s total pangasius export value of US$1.745 billion.

With a value that’s estimated somewhere between USD 10 billion (EUR 7.6 billion) and USD 23 billion (EUR 17.4 billion) annually, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is surely the biggest global problem facing the seafood industry.

(vasep.com.vn) In January 2013, HaLong Service and Import Export Joint Stock Company (Halong Simexco) shipped only fish cake products to Japan to earn US$104.7 thousand.

Most of the 33 seafood processors in Vietnam’s southern province of Ca Mau are facing serious shortage of unprocessed materials and now have to work at 30% of their designed capacity, the Vietnam News Agency said.

(vasep.com) Cuu Long Seafoods Company (Cuu Long Seapro) plans to export 5,600 MT of seafood products, mostly frozen shrimp and value-added products, to bring back US$50 million of revenue and VND21 billion of profit before tax.

(vasep.com.vn) On January 31st 2013, National Agro–Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) has promulgated the official letter No. 185/QLCL-CL1.

(vasep.com.vn) Hanoi Sea Products Import Export Joint Stock Company (Seaprodex Hanoi) is promoting its clam meat products in the domestic market. 250 grammes of clam meat in a pack are easy to prepare and cook.

Shrimp exports generated USD 1,276.9 million during 2012. Shipments of canned fish products were very close, contributing to the country with USD 1,126 million, said the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE).

(vasep.com.vn) On January 31st 2013, National Agro–Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) has issued the official letter No. 187/QLCL-CL1 on granting the new form of health certification (HC) for exporting seafood consignments to Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

Bluefin tuna that were raised in a farm and released into the wild have survived, according to the Japanese researchers.