PNA expects 2014 to show increased benefits for islands

Pacific News Center 7 January 2014 The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) see 2014 as another groundbreaking year, with increased financial benefits for its eight island members, improved conservation of tuna, and expansion of its eco-label “Pacifical” in Europe and elsewhere. On January 1, fishing day fees rose to a minimum price of US$6,000, up from US$5,000 in 2012-13 — although Read More…

Sustained decline trend in pangasius exports

FIS 6 January 2014 Following the decline in pangasius exports recorded last year, which was 0.1 per cent year to November 2013, Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) forecasts that they are likely to fall again by 5 per cent in 2014, due to the lower supply of domestic raw materials. However, VASEP General Secretary Truong Dinh Hoe, expect prices to increase Read More…

Fish exports up 10 per cent from 2012

The Phnom Penh Post 3 January 2014 Cambodia's fish output rose 10 per cent in 2013 from a year earlier, according to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Production reached 730,000 tonnes last year, Nao Thouk, director of the ministry’s fishery department, said yesterday. There were 550,000 tonnes of fresh fish, 100,000 tonnes of shellfish, and 80,000 tonnes Read More…

Pollution originates in legal loopholes

VietNam Net Bridge 1 January 2014 It is the unreasonable legal framework which has made the environment pollution in industrial zones (IZ) and export processing zones more serious. According to Dr. Vo Thanh Thu from the HCM City Economics University, who conducted a state’s research work on the development of industrial zones in Vietnam, 289 IZs have been licensed, but only 184 have Read More…

Woman catches $7,500 giant carp from Mekong River

VietNam Net Bridge 31 December 2013 A woman in the southern province of Tra Vinh on Monday, December 30, caught a giant carp of nearly 120kg, 1.2m long in the Tien River. The fisherwoman – Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hau – saw the big fish trapped in her nets yesterday noon. She then went to a nearby market to find a buyer. A man offered VND10 million ($500) to release the fish but Hau did not Read More…

Australian fisheries to receive boost for research

The Land 29 December 2013 At a time when the viability of global marine biodiversity is in serious jeopardy, the Australian government has committed to investing $6.5 million in research projects to ensure Australian fisheries "continue to be global leaders in science and management". Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, announced the funding Read More…

Vietnam’s Fishing Industry Attracts US$310 Million in FDI

Viet Nam Briefing 25 December 2013 With strong contributions from small and medium-sized enterprises, Vietnam’s fishing industry has so far attracted more than 70 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects amounting to US$310 million. With a coastline of over 3,260 kilometers, 2,860 rivers and more than 3,000 islands and islets offshore, Vietnam’s landscape provides great natural Read More…

Biodiversity management all in a muddle

Vietnam Net Bridge 18 December 2013 There are three outstanding problems in biodiversity management in Vietnam – the legal framework, budget for biodiversity conversation and the wildlife trafficking. The participants at the workshop discussing the major issues in the biodiversity conservation held on December 13 all agreed that the current biodiversity management mechanism is “tangled Read More…

Sri Lanka offers harbors to foreign fishing vessels

Xinhua 17 December 2013 Sri Lankan government is offering the island's fisheries harbors to foreign vessels from Asian countries, including China, in a bid to prevent European countries from exploiting fishing resources in the Indian Ocean, an official said here on Tuesday. Under the plan, fishing vessels from China, Dubai, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam will be invited to engage in fishing Read More…

Lao fish farming

The Parliament Blog 17 December 2013 Imagine a country rich in biodiversity, bathed in sunshine, welcoming to inward investors and with a population of kind and thoughtful people who must be among the friendliest on the planet and you will begin to get an understanding of Laos. Tucked away in South East Asia, landlocked between Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia and China, Laos has a Read More…