According to the government data, about 99 per cent of eels in Japan are raised from glass eels. (Image source: bindifry/Flickr)
The eel farmers in Japan have decided to fatten up the resource this spring, with an aim to reduce the surge of eel prices that resulted because of the shortage of supply
The project aims to sustain ecosystem in the region. (Image source: United Nations Photo/Flickr)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved US$15mn grant to assist continued management of the large marine ecosystem in the Bay of Bengal, aiming to sustain ecosystem services in the region
Asia and the Pacific produce most of the world’s fish. (Image source: Mirko Tobias Schäfer/Flickr)
In order to fairly deal with a transparent fishing practice, Philippines, China and Vietnam are considering to signing a common fishing agreement on Scarborough Shoal, located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon island in the South China Sea
Myanmar aims to boost fish export markets to the international countries. (Image source: Francesca/Flickr)
The Myanmar government has announced to work closely with the country’s seafood companies in meeting trade requirements by Saudi Arabia and continue fish exports to the Middle East nation
Demand for both capture fisheries and aquaculture rises in the Asia-Pacific region. (Image source: WorldFish/Flickr)
Members of the Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission (APFIC) have agreed to scale up collective efforts to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are managed in a responsible and sustainable manner
