The Odisha state government has announced that it is planning to promote mud crab farming to contribute to the coastal fisheries businesses as well as improve the source of income for small scale fishermen in the Indian coastal state

Nutriad announced sponsorship in the three major agricultural events of Asian Pacific Aquaculture (APA) 2017, the Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS) 2017 and Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA) in the coming months and said that that it will showcase products and services in these events

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that a highly infectious disease is going viral among wild and farmed tilapia across the world, which could impact nutrition and global food security if biosafety measures are not implemented

The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing considerable advancements and innovative approaches that combine agriculture and aquaculture leading to improved livelihoods for smallholders, according to senior officials from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Vietnam exported US$69.7mn worth of tra fish, a common type of catfish, to China in the first quarter of this year, recording a year-on-year surge of 56.8 percent, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said, noting that the export turnover to China accounted for roughly 19 per cent of the total to the world market