Indian seafood exports to the EU is expected to reach US$1.06bn in the fiscal year 2014-15, according to Marine Products Export Development Authority of India (MPEDA)
Aquaculture
New sustainable fish feed developed to ensure food security

FeedKind Protein can replace fishmeal and soy protein with a nutritious, naturally occurring protein. (Image source: Leechonghyun/Pixabay)
A new sustainable fish feed ingredient FeedKind Protein can reduce the aquaculture industry’s reliance on unsustainable fish stocks sourced from world’s oceans, according to US-based life science manufacturer Calysta
Indonesia and Norway join hands to fight illegal fishing

The supply and sustainability of fish in Indonesia has attracted the attention of the international community. (Image source: AegenFa/Pixabay)
Indonesia and Norway have agreed to increase cooperation against illegal fishing activities, especially in the fields of technology and funding
South Korea to launch bluefin tuna farming centre

A bluefin tuna can fetch more than US$1,116 when sold to department stores and retail stores in South Korea. (Image source: Aziz SALTIK/Flickr)
South Korea will establish a bluefin tuna farming research centre in Jeju Province with the collaboration of government research institutes and private fishing groups
Post reduced tariff, Vietnam to export more Pangasius to EU and Russia

Currently, Russia imposes tax of 5.63 per cent on frozen pangasius fillets from Vietnam. (Image source: VASEP)
Vietman has announced that the EU and Russia will receive 19.5 per cent of its pangasius exports this year as the reduced tariff trade agreement with the EU has benefitted the Southeast Asian country