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Vietnam to miss $4.5bn
export target for 2008 VIETNAM is unlikely to attain its $4.5 billion seafood export target for 2008 because producers nationwide are hamstrung by a shortage of capital and raw materials, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep). Click here for full story »

Greenpeace rankings
vilify US retailers TOP US retailers were unanimously slammed by Greenpeace’s much-anticipated seafood sustainability policy rankings, published on June 17, with all 20 candidates scoring less than 40 out of 100. Click here for full story »

India to join tuna exporting elite AN ambitious plan to boost India’s tuna exports ten-fold by 2014 has been unveiled by the country’s Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA). Click here for full story »

EU shelves Malaysian ban MALAYSIAN health officials managed to avert a total ban on their country’s seafood exports to the European Union (EU) last month, but shipments will still be suspended for an undetermined length of time. Click here for full story »

Qatar sheikh buys into Alfesca A MEMBER of the Qatari Royal Family is indirectly buying into a leading Icelandic seafood producer to the tune of $68 million. Click here for full story »

Oz salmon firm
expands into trout ONE of Tasmania’s biggest Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) producing operations is moving into trout production. Click here for full story »

‘Doors open’ for
MSC-certified restaurants THE foodservice sector has taken a significant stride into the MSC eco-label era following the Marine Stewardship Council’s certification of five restaurants in London, UK. Click here for full story »

Tuna men win
sustainable awards VITO Gulli of Generale Conserve and Hagen Stehr of Clean Seas have become the first recipients of Friend of the Sea’s sustainable seafood award for their efforts in responsible tuna production. Click here for full story »

Fiji slams EU bans FIJI’S Chamber of Commerce is criticising the European Union (EU) for being unfair towards African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries after its recent decision to ban imports of Fijian seafood. Click here for full story »

£5.7m seafood institute
to be research heartbeat THE UK’s new £5.7 million ($11.2 million) Humber Seafood Institute (HSI) for fish research and development is to be a focus for international collaboration and drive the seafood and seafood logistics industries forward. Click here for full story »

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