The Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a warning against the existence of a virus that may kill the country’s shrimp industry

Vietnam's tuna export soared between January and November 2012 to register an increase of 53.1 per cent over January and November 2011

Vietnam's total seafood production in 2012 reached an estimated 5.74 million tonnes, a 5.1 per cent rise from last year, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)

The disease early mortality syndrome (EMS) has caused large losses among shrimp farmers in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, according to the coordinator of the Aquatic Animal Health Programme, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, Eduardo M. Leaño

It used to be one of the most lucrative agribusiness in the country but the US$420mn tuna industry in the Philippines is now threatened with dwindling catch and stiffer health regulations with importing countries