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Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers

Seafood from Viet Nam

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The Circular No. 83: Promulgating a list of fish diseases which must be declared as epidemics

13:37 03/21/2012

(vasep.com.vn) On 9th December 2011, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) promulgated the Circular No. 83/2011/TT-BNNPTNT regulating the list of fish diseases which must be declared as epidemics.

EC regulation No. 1169/2011 on food labeling

13:37 03/21/2012

(vasep.com.vn) On 22nd November 2011, European Commission (EC) promulgated the Regulation No. 1169/2011 EC on food information to consumers.

PNG Canned Tuna Exports Below 17,000 M/T

13:34 03/21/2012

(Post Courier) PNG’s tuna export is the leading commodity in the fisheries sector with a whooping 32,335 metric tons exported in 2010, according to the National Fisheries Authority (NFA).

Algerian Tuna Catches Decline By 34%

13:34 03/21/2012

(La Tribune) The volume of tuna catches in Algeria have significantly declined from 2010 to 2011, in the range of 34.77%. This was highlighted in the report of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, which was presented last Thursday during an evaluation meeting of the fishery sector.

Thai giants battle with high tuna costs

13:33 03/21/2012

(IntraFish) Thailand’s canned tuna producers are developing strategies that will allow to them to rely less on tuna in order to cope with rising production costs due to high skipjack and fuel prices.

Hong Kong proposed new regulation on import control of aquatic products

13:33 03/21/2012

(VASEPNews) On 15th February 2012, Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has sent letter to Trade Service, under Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kong to announce its proposed regulation on import control on aquatic products.

WWF calls on EU to end overfishing

16:12 03/20/2012

(IntraFish) WWF gave a presentation to the European Union (EU) petitions committee today highlighting the need to end overfishing, given that 75 percent of assessed EU fish stocks are overexploited and the EU is losing approximately €3 billion ($4.02 billion) per year in potential income from a failure to manage fisheries sustainably.

Rapid Expansion Of Small Tuna Longliners Overlooked By RFMO’s

16:47 03/15/2012

(The Suisan Keizai) In the Mid-West Pacific Ocean, where 60% of the world’s skipjack tuna stocks are harvested it is now clear that use of small and mid-size long-liners has increased dramatically in recent years. Small and mid-size long-liners (50-150tons) equipped with super-refrigerated storage capacity, targeting albacore, are increasingly prevalent.

International tuna agency to discuss purse seine fishing closures

16:37 03/15/2012

(IntraFish) What is the stock status of key tuna species? That is one of many questions up for discussion when the largest tuna management agency in the world holds its meeting March 26-30 in Guam.