Vietnam pangasius exports as of October 15, 2022 reached a value of more than 2 million dollars, which means an increase of 81% compared to the same period last year. This increase in value is justified by the increase in prices, inflation and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine which, according to the Association of Vietnamese Fish Producers, Vasep, have helped increase pangasius sales in most of the markets.

China and the US continue to be the main destinations for pangasius, absorbing 30 and 23% respectively of exports.

According to statistics from the US Department of Agriculture, in the first 9 months of 2022, 104,500 tons of frozen pangasius fillets were imported, worth $445.2 million, 24% more in volume and a 91% in value over the same period last year.

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Milestone for bluefin tuna with the approval of catch control rules. Bigeye and yellowfin fishing opportunities are maintained.The annual meeting of ICCAT

(International Organization for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) held during the last week in Vale do Pobo (Algarve, Portugal), has ended with two important news that stand out among the set of 13 new recommendations and 4 approved resolutions in plenary session and that affect issues related to the conservation of tuna and tuna-like species and the management of fisheries.

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American global food corporation Cargill has announced that Brian Sikes has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2023.

With this transition, Dave MacLennan will assume the role of Executive Chair of Cargill’s Board of Directors.

Sikes will be the 10th CEO in Cargill’s 157-year history and brings a strong track record of business operational rigor to the role, having grown the company’s global Protein and Salt enterprise into an industry leader.

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The past few months have been gruelling for a number of tilapia farmers on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria, with the deaths of hundreds of millions of fish.

The mortality incidents started in September and continued into November, particularly in Kisumu County. 364 million fish are believed to have died according to one news agency, while the total financial loss is estimated to be more than 1.4 billion Kenyan shillings ($11.4 million).

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Researchers are aiming to recreate the unique aroma of salmon using plants to support the development of alternative seafood products.

The work is being led by Dr Sirli Rosenvald from Estonia’s Centre of Food and Fermentation Technologies (TFTAK), whose team will take samples of salmon and unpick the fish’s complex scent “molecule by molecule”.

They will then identify which chemicals are associated with the distinctive aroma, before creating a series of scent profiles and working with a panel of sensory experts who will decide which most closely resembles the mouth-watering smell of salmon hitting the pan.

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Recent pricing data suggest that China’s demand for seafood remains weak.

Average seafood prices rose by 2.8 percent year-on-year in September, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. That’s the same rate as the increase in the overall consumer price index but well below the overall rise in food price inflation, at 8.8 percent, driven largely by a surge in pork and vegetable prices.

Uncertainty over logistics, due in part to strict COVID controls, is “adding salt to the wound,” Yuan said.

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TEHRAN – The Sixth International Fisheries Industry Exhibition (IFEX 2022) will be held from Nov. 20-23 at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds.

This exhibition will be held with the aim of exchanging information and developing economic and technical cooperation in the field of fisheries, strengthening and improving distribution systems and facilitating commercial and technical communication, marketing and recognizing commercial and production facilities in the domestic and international arena, and creating a platform for the export of fishery products, presenting improvements internally and externally in the field of the fisheries industry, promoting of technical knowledge in production, processing and marketing, generating employment, introducing new capacities.

A total of 112 companies active in the fields of fishing equipment, fish processing, packaging, aquatic feed, machinery, ornamental and aquarium fish breeding, export-oriented fishery products, refrigeration facilities and equipment, aquaculture and related downstream operations, water purification equipment and tools, efficiency and development of mechanization, algae and leeches, offshore fishing, distribution system, electronic aquatic market, banks and credit institutions, insurance and specialized publications, will showcase their latest products in this edition of the exhibition.

Major commercial fish stocks such as haddock and cod are at their highest level in decades despite NGO claims, says SFA

Stocks of key commercial fish such as haddock and cod are at their highest level in decades, despite NGO claims, says SFA

Stocks of Scotland's main commercial fish species, especially haddock and cod, are at their highest level in decades, according to new official assessments.

Although many environmental lobby groups claim that fish stocks are threatened, the reality is that the spawning stock biomass of haddock is the highest since 1972 and that of cod the highest since 1998.

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The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard is in addition to the other certifications St. Andrews has, including ORGANIC and Friends Of the Sea.

The 2023 mussel farming season is already underway and with it St Andrews, the country's largest mussel producer and the world's leading exporter, began renewing its sustainable certifications. One of the most important is the one granted by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, or better known as the ASC seal, which guarantees that St Andrews mussels have been produced responsibly from cultivation to final production. In this case, the certification will be valid from November 2022 until the end of 2025.

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