Vietnam continues to expand vannamei shrimp farming
The move from black tiger to vannamei shrimp farming in Vietnam is continuing
Indian exporters worry as rupee strengthens against the dollar
Indian seafood exporters fear the strengthening of the rupee against the dollar will cause a volume drop in shipment, considering product has become costlier for buyers
India targets seafood earnings of $10bn as 2013 value surges 30%
India plans to grow its seafood exports to $10bn by 2020, as tripling in value of vannamei shrimp sales drives 2013 export value up 30% y-o-y
CP Foods wants foreign ops to generate 75% of sales, up from 65%
World's biggest shrimp farmer aims to generate three quarters of its sales from abroad within give years, in part to offset slow domestic demand
Swedish brand SeaSam shrimp certified Friend of the Sea
SeaSam Food AB positively concluded Friend of the Sea audit for greasy back shrimps, Indian white and giant tiger prawns
Rubicon CEO speaks out against overgeneralizations of Thai labor practices
Painting the entire industry with a broad sweeping bush does an injustice to those that treat their workers fairly, CEO of Walmart supplier told panelists at seminar during Boston seafood show
Minh Phu 2013 sales soar by more than $150m on EMS shortage
Strong end to the year sees Vietnamese shrimp producer sales shoot up by some $150m to $531m for 2013, with operating profit soaring more than ten-fold to $18m
Oman hands out 19 aquaculture licenses
Ministry says it received a total of 31 applications for a wide range of projects, as construction on new 3,000-ton shrimp farm is about to start
India inaugurates new black tiger breeding center
New center will be able to produce 50,000 broodstock per year, or 100,000 metric tons of black tiger, says official
Bloody year for Thai tuna, shrimp processors
Most Thai seafood processors unveil losses or dropping profits for the year, in line with poor results from leading players Thai Union, CP Foods and Seafresh