Vietnamese shrimp exports to the UK reached US$9.4mn alone in May 2015, which is double the figure in April this year, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)
Aquaculture
Biomin opens aquaculture centre in Vietnam
Austria-based animal health and nutrition company Biomin has launched a new aquaculture centre for applied nutrition at Vietnam’s Nong Lam University
Tilapia farming could get a new lease of life in Malaysia
Scientists in Malaysia have recommended ways to sustainably farm tilapia, which is an important resource for the country’s freshwater fish requirements
Indonesia signs MoU with China to develop its fisheries sector
Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province has plans to work with China’s Zhejiang provincial administration to develop NTB’s maritime and fisheries sector
Indonesia adopts tuna harvest strategy
Indonesia has launched a programme to develop harvest strategies for its tropical tuna fisheries in archipelagic waters to ensure that the resources are managed sustainably and used optimally