- Vietnamese catfish farmers are under pressure from importers. The industry has to meet a series of requirement set out by import countries if it wants to attract foreign consumers. In November 2012, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) granted ASC certificates, a new kind of certificate in the seafood industry, to six Vietnamese seafood companies. The certificates recognise that the companies use farming methods that environmentally friendly and do not endanger employee health or the community. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has committed that over 50 percent of seafood companies would have ASC by 2015 to boost Vietnam’s catfish exports to the world. Read more...
- An elusive giant squid has been captured on film for the first time 2000 feet below the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan. The 600-pound squid was lured towards the camera using bioluminescent lights set up to mimic a jellyfish trapped by a predator. Read more...
- India shrimp aquaculture production is set to increase five-fold thanks to the of expansion of the Aquatic Quarantine Facility in Chennai. According to the Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries, seafood exports recorded an all time high figure of $3508.45 million, an increase of around 23 percent in dollar terms. Shrimp accounted for around 50 percent of the value of seafood exports, an all time high of $1740 million foreign exchange earnings. The increase in shrimp exports came form a surge in aquaculture production of both mainly native shrimp species, such as the black tiger shrimp, and non-native vannamei shrimp which was introduced to the country in 2009. Read more...
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