(apfic.org) Representatives of the member countries of the Asia Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) and Regional partner organizations will meet in Da Nang, Viet Nam 17-22 September to discuss the management and governance of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific.

(vasep.com.vn) Son La hydroelectric lake in Son La province has potentials for fish and sturgeon aquaculture which can bring economic advantages for the province.

(vasep.com.vn) Brazil’s Department of Inspection of Products Originated from Animals (DIPOA) under Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has announced on its official website the newly updated list of seafood processing facilities allowed to export products to the country, said Vietnam’s National Agro Forestry Fishieries Quality Assurance (NAFIQAD).

(seafood.com) Global tuna stocks are fast reaching the limits of fishing sustainability, decimated by an absence of comprehensive, science-based catch limits, conservation experts warned.

(pangasius-vietnam.com) To the middle of August 2012, Vietnam has exported US$2.45 million of pangasius products to Indonesia, according to statistic from Vietnam Customs. The fish trade showed positive growth in February, April and June compared to the compatible months of 2011. Particularly, February’s sales to Indonesia reached US$1.3 million, representing the highest growth since the early 2012 and compared to the same time of the previous years. However, no pangasius cargo from Vietnam was sent to Indonesia in May and in the first half of August. Vietnam pangasius trade with this market grew steadily between 2008 and 2010, but has been showing sign of slowdown since 2011.

(seafood.com) Indonesia`s exports of canned tuna fish rose 13 percent year-on-year to US$160.4 million in the first half of the year.

(IntraFish) Its industry players want the government to make the country's fishery sector more competitive globally.

(vasep.com.vn) For the year to June 2012, exports of shrimp and pangasius of Vietnam slowed down, marine fish product shipment (particularly tuna and marine finfish items) remained positive advance thanks to increase in catch and imports of raw fish.

(vasep.com.vn) August 2012 witnessed a drastic reduction of 21.6 percent in Vietnam shrimp exports to almost markets, compared to August 2011. Exports to Japan declined 16.6 percent, exports to the U.S. fell 36.2 percent, to EU sank 34.2 percent.

(IntraFish) India can fulfill its potential as a tuna exporter if it improves how post-harvest practices, says fishery expert.