Vietnam will export more than $7 billion worth of seafood this year, an increase of 5.5% on 2015, according to the producers and exporters association

Vietnam's seafood export group believes that pangasius producers can find opportunity in Russian markets due to the country's ongoing import ban on most western seafood

Slade Gorton's Kim Gorton has publicly denounced congressional inaction over a recent regulatory change that put the US Department of Agriculture in charge of catfish regulation

By Ola Wietecha and Tom Seaman

Undercurrent News is reporting live from the Global Outlook on Aquaculture Leadership conference taking place from Sept. 19 to Sept. 22 in Guangzhou, China

By Ross Davies

Derek Hutchins, who parted ways with Nolan last December, launched Seafood Sourcing in May; the firm buys and processes whitefish, pelagics and salmon

West African nation is looking to boost research into the local production of species as a way of weaning itself imports

The new federal rule could make it harder to control the blue catfish population, an invasive species in the US south

Pangasius farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have suffered losses and are heavily indebted due to a drop in demand in the Chinese market

Louisiana-based Haring Catfish is recalling approximately 21,521 pounds of catfish products that may be adulterated with a residue of public health concern

US demand for catfish is holding up and Mississippi producers are enjoying healthy margins as feed costs stay low and available pond acreage trends downward